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Today is the 83rd day of 2013 and the fifth day of spring.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1882, Robert Koch announced the discovery of the tuberculosis bacterium.

In 1989, the Exxon Valdez ran aground in Prince William Sound, spilling millions of gallons of oil off the coast of Alaska.

In 1999, the NATO alliance began air strikes against Yugoslavia.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Andrew W. Mellon (1855-1937), financier; Harry Houdini (1874-1926), magician; Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle (1887-1933), comedian/director; Thomas Dewey (1902-1971), politician; Steve McQueen (1930-1980), actor; Tommy Hilfiger (1951- ), fashion designer; Star Jones (1962- ), TV personality; Jim Parsons (1973- ), actor; Alyson Hannigan (1974- ), actress; Peyton Manning (1976- ), football player.

TODAY'S FACT: In 1944, 76 prisoners at the Stalag Luft III prisoner-of-war camp near Sagan, Germany, began their escape. The event was later dramatized in the film "The Great Escape," starring Steve McQueen, who was born on this day in 1930.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1936, the Detroit Red Wings won the longest game in NHL history, scoring in the sixth overtime period of a playoff game to beat the Montreal Maroons 1-0.

TODAY'S QUOTE: " I'd rather wake up in the middle of nowhere than in any city on Earth." -- Steve McQueen

TODAY'S NUMBER: 18 -- inches of oil floating at the surface of parts of Prince William Sound after the Exxon Valdez spill in 1989.

TODAY'S MOON: Between first quarter moon (March 19) and full moon (March 27).

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Today is the 82nd day of 2013 and the fourth day of spring.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1806, explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark began their return trip east after reaching the Pacific coast.

In 1983, President Ronald Reagan proposed the "Star Wars" plan for the development of missile-intercepting technology.

In 2010, President Barack Obama signed into law the controversial Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which would enact sweeping health-care reform measures.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Joan Crawford (1905-1977), actress; Roger Bannister (1929- ), athlete/physician; Ric Ocasek (1949- ), musician; Ron Jaworski (1951- ), football analyst; Chaka Khan (1953- ), singer; Moses Malone (1955- ), basketball player; Jason Kidd (1973- ), basketball player; Keri Russell (1976- ), actress; Maurice Jones-Drew (1985- ), football player.

TODAY'S FACT: Just 46 days after Roger Bannister ran the first sub-four-minute mile, John Landy beat his time by more than a second.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1994, Wayne Gretzky of the NHL's Los Angeles Kings scored the 802nd goal of his career, breaking the record then held by Gordie Howe.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected and handed on for them to do the same." -- Ronald Reagan

TODAY'S NUMBER: 894 -- goals scored by Wayne Gretzky during his career.

TODAY'S MOON: Between first quarter moon (March 19) and full moon (March 27).

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Today is the 81st day of 2013 and the third day of spring.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1882, the U.S. Congress passed an act that made polygamy a felony.

In 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Beer and Wine Revenue Act, which modified the Volstead Act enforcement of alcohol prohibition and levied a tax on alcohol.

In 1945, the Arab League charter was adopted in Cairo.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Louis L'Amour (1908-1988), author; Marcel Marceau (1923-2007), mime artist; Stephen Sondheim (1930- ), composer; William Shatner (1931- ), actor; James Patterson (1947- ), writer; Wolf Blitzer (1948- ), journalist; Andrew Lloyd Webber (1948- ), composer; Bob Costas (1952- ), sportscaster; Reese Witherspoon (1976- ), actress.

TODAY'S FACT: Professional mime Marcel Marceau had the only speaking role in Mel Brooks' "Silent Movie."

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1894, the Montreal AAA beat the Ottawa Generals 3-1 in the first Stanley Cup championship hockey game.

TODAY'S QUOTE: " Few of us ever live in the present. We are forever anticipating what is to come or remembering what has gone." -- Louis L'Amour

TODAY'S NUMBER: 196 -- average self-reported weight (in pounds) of American men in a 2012 Gallup poll, up from 180 in 1991. The average self-reported weight among women was 156; it was 142 in 1991.

TODAY'S MOON: Between first quarter moon (March 19) and full moon (March 27).