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Today is the 127th day of 2013 and the 49th day of spring.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1915, a German U-boat sank the RMS Lusitania, killing 1,198 off the coast of Ireland.

In 1945, Germany unconditionally surrendered and withdrew from World War II.

In 2000, Vladimir Putin assumed the presidency in Russia's first democratic change of office.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Johannes Brahms (1833-1897), composer; Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893), composer; Gary Cooper (1901-1961), actor; Eva Peron (1919-1952), Argentine first lady/actress; Johnny Unitas (1933-2002), football player; Tim Russert (1950-2008), journalist; Breckin Meyer (1974- ), actor.

TODAY'S FACT: In 1977, Seattle Slew won the Kentucky Derby. The horse went on to win the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes, becoming the 10th horse to win the Triple Crown and the only winner to do so while undefeated.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1982, a jury ruled in favor of Raiders owner Al Davis in an antitrust lawsuit against the NFL, allowing Davis to move the team from Oakland, Calif., to Los Angeles.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "The best exercise of the human heart is reaching down and picking someone else up." -- Tim Russert

TODAY'S NUMBER: 7 -- symphonies composed by Tchaikovsky.

TODAY'S MOON: Between last quarter moon (May 2) and new moon (May 9).

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Today is the 126th day of 2013 and the 48th day of spring.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1937, the German dirigible Hindenburg caught fire while attempting to dock in New Jersey, killing 36.

In 1942, U.S. forces surrendered to Japanese invaders on Corregidor Island in the Philippines.

In 1994, the Channel Tunnel, an undersea rail tunnel linking England and France, was completed.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Sigmund Freud (1856-1939), psychiatrist; Rudolph Valentino (1895-1926), actor; Orson Welles (1915-1985), actor/director; Willie Mays (1931- ), baseball player; Bob Seger (1945- ), singer; Tony Blair (1953- ), British prime minister; George Clooney (1961- ), actor; Martin Brodeur (1972- ), hockey player; Adrianne Palicki (1983- ), actress; Gabourey Sidibe (1983- ), actress; Chris Paul (1985- ), basketball player.

TODAY'S FACT: Tony Blair was the first British prime minister in more than 150 years to have a child with his wife while in office.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1954, Roger Bannister, a 25-year-old British medical student, became the first person to run a mile in less than four minutes.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "Love and work are the cornerstones of our humanness." -- Sigmund Freud

TODAY'S NUMBER: 3:43.13 -- current world record time (minutes:seconds) in the mile run, set by Moroccan runner Hicham El Guerrouj in 1999.

TODAY'S MOON: Between last quarter moon (May 2) and new moon (May 9).

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Today is the 125th day of 2013 and the 47th day of spring.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1862, the Mexican army halted the invading French army in the Battle of Puebla. This day later became the "Cinco de Mayo" holiday.

In 1961, Alan Shepard became the first American to travel into space.

In 1994, 18-year-old American Michael P. Fay was caned in Singapore as punishment for theft and vandalism.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Soren Kierkegaard (1813-1855), philosopher; Karl Marx (1818-1883), philosopher; Nellie Bly (1864-1922), journalist; Tyrone Power (1914-1958), actor; Michael Palin (1943- ), actor/comedian; John Rhys-Davies (1944- ), actor; Brian Williams (1959- ), TV journalist; Craig David (1981- ), singer; Henry Cavill (1983- ), actor; Adele (1988- ), singer/songwriter; Chris Brown (1989- ), singer.

TODAY'S FACT: P.I. Tchaikovsky was the guest conductor at the grand opening of New York's Carnegie Hall (then called the Music Hall) on this day in 1891.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1973, Secretariat won the Kentucky Derby with a time of 1:59:40, a record that still stands.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forward." -- Soren Kierkegaard

TODAY'S NUMBER: 23 -- perfect games (as of April 2013) thrown by major league pitchers since Cy Young of the Boston Red Sox first accomplished the feat on this day in 1904. A perfect game is one in which no opposing player reaches base.

TODAY'S MOON: Between last quarter moon (May 2) and new moon (May 9).