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Today is the 135th day of 2013 and the 57th day of spring.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1918, the United States launched its first regular airmail service.

In 1940, the first McDonald's restaurant opened in San Bernadino, Calif.

In 1972, Alabama Gov. George Wallace was shot and left permanently paralyzed below the waist while campaigning for the Democratic presidential nomination in Maryland.

In 2010, 16-year-old Jessica Watson of Australia became the youngest person to sail solo, non-stop and unassisted around the world.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: L. Frank Baum (1856-1919), writer; Pierre Curie (1859-1906), physicist; Richard J. Daley (1902-1976), politician; Jasper Johns (1930- ), artist; Madeleine Albright (1937- ), former secretary of state; Roger Ailes (1940- ), news executive; Brian Eno (1948- ), musician; Chazz Palminteri (1952- ), actor; George Brett (1953- ), baseball player; Emmitt Smith (1969- ), football player; Ray Lewis (1975- ), football player.

TODAY'S FACT: Former U.S. presidents and their spouses enjoy lifetime mail "franking" privileges, meaning their mail can be sent without postage, provided it is nonpolitical.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 2004, Smarty Jones won the Preakness Stakes thoroughbred horse race by a record margin of 11 1/2 lengths.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "I believe that dreams -- day dreams, you know, with your eyes wide open and your brain machinery whizzing -- are likely to lead to the betterment of the world." -- L. Frank Baum

TODAY'S NUMBER: 21 -- years that Richard J. Daley served as mayor of Chicago (1955-1976). His son, Richard M. Daley, was mayor of Chicago for a record 22 years (1989-2011).

TODAY'S MOON: Between new moon (May 9) and first quarter moon (May 17).

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Today is the 134th day of 2013 and the 56th day of spring.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1607, the Virginia Company of London established a colony at Jamestown, Va.

In 1804, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark left St. Louis and set out on their historic expedition to explore the land acquired in the Louisiana Purchase.

In 1948, the State of Israel was proclaimed during a ceremony in Tel Aviv.

In 1973, Skylab, the first American space station, was launched into orbit.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Bobby Darin (1936-1973), singer/actor; George Lucas (1944- ), filmmaker; Robert Zemeckis (1951- ), filmmaker; David Byrne (1952- ), singer/musician; Tim Roth (1961- ), actor; Cate Blanchett (1969- ), actress; Sofia Coppola (1971- ), filmmaker; Roy Halladay (1977- ), baseball player; Amber Tamblyn (1983- ), actress; Mark Zuckerberg (1984- ), programmer/entrepreneur.

TODAY'S FACT: The United States paid a total of $15 million for the entire Louisiana Purchase -- a little more than $18 per square mile.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1913, Washington Senators pitcher Walter Johnson ended his scoreless pitching streak at 55 and 2/3 innings, setting a record that stood for 55 years.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "Learning to make films is very easy. Learning what to make films about is very hard." -- George Lucas

TODAY'S NUMBER: 108 -- Virginia Company members who set out from London to establish Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in what would become the United States.

TODAY'S MOON: Between new moon (May 9) and first quarter moon (May 17).

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Today is the 133rd day of 2013 and the 55th day of spring.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1940, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill gave his "blood, toil, tears and sweat" speech to the British Parliament as Germany's conquest of France began.

In 1981, Pope John Paul II was shot and critically injured by would-be assassin Mehmet Ali Agca in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican.

In 1985, two blocks of Philadelphia were destroyed by fire after police dropped an incendiary device on the headquarters of MOVE, a black liberation group.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Joe Louis (1914-1981), boxer; Bea Arthur (1922-2009), actress; Harvey Keitel (1939- ), actor; Ritchie Valens (1941-1959), singer; Stevie Wonder (1950- ), singer/musician; Stephen Colbert (1964- ), TV personality; Darius Rucker (1966- ), singer/songwriter; Barry Zito (1978- ), baseball player; Robert Pattinson (1986- ), actor.

TODAY'S FACT: Two women were also wounded in the assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II on this date in 1981.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1958, Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals became the eighth baseball player to reach 3,000 hits.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "Just because a man lacks the use of his eyes doesn't mean he lacks vision." -- Stevie Wonder

TODAY'S NUMBER: 142,500 -- total salary (in pounds) of the British prime minister in 2011 (around $221,000). The salary of the president of the United States was $400,000 in 2011.

TODAY'S MOON: Between new moon (May 9) and first quarter moon (May 17).