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Today is the 244th day of 2013 and the 73rd day of summer.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1897, the first section of Boston's subway system -- the first underground public transportation in the U.S. -- opened.

In 1902, "A Trip to the Moon," widely considered the first science fiction film, was released in France.

In 1939, Germany invaded Poland, marking the beginning of World War II.

In 1985, American and French researchers discovered the wreckage of the luxury liner Titanic on the ocean floor near Newfoundland.

In 2004, Chechen militants took more than 1,100 people hostage at a school in Beslan, Russia.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Engelbert Humperdinck (1854-1921), composer; Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950), author/journalist; Richard Farnsworth (1920-2000), actor; Rocky Marciano (1923-1969), boxer; Boxcar Willie (1931-1999), singer-songwriter; Conway Twitty (1933-1993), singer-songwriter; Alan Dershowitz (1938- ), attorney; Lily Tomlin (1939- ), actress/comedian; Barry Gibb (1946- ), singer-songwriter; Phil McGraw (1950- ), TV personality; Gloria Estefan (1957- ), singer-songwriter.

TODAY'S FACT: Of all the countries involved in World War II, Poland is believed to have lost the highest percentage of its citizens to war-related fatalities, at about 20 percent.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1972, American Bobby Fischer defeated Boris Spassky of Russia to win the World Chess Championship in Reykjavik, Iceland.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "The first rule for escaping prison in the United States is always having someone more important than yourself to incriminate." -- Alan Dershowitz

TODAY'S NUMBER: 900 -- unmarked graves unearthed by workers building the first section of the Boston subway system in the late 19th century.

TODAY'S MOON: Between last quarter moon (Aug. 28) and new moon (Sept. 5).

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Today is the 243rd day of 2013 and the 72nd day of summer.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1888, the body of the first victim of London serial killer Jack the Ripper was found.

In 1954, Hurricane Carol made landfall over Long Island and Connecticut and soon became one of the most destructive hurricanes to hit New England.

In 1997, Diana, Princess of Wales, was killed in a car accident.

In 2001, the last original episode of "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" aired.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Maria Montessori (1870-1952), physician/educator; William Saroyan (1908-1981), playwright; Buddy Hackett (1924-2003), comedian/actor; James Coburn (1928-2002), actor; Frank Robinson (1935- ), baseball player/manager; Van Morrison (1945- ), singer-songwriter; Itzhak Perlman (1945- ), violinist; Tom Coughlin (1946- ), football coach; Richard Gere (1949- ), actor; Debbie Gibson (1970- ), singer-songwriter; Chris Tucker (1972- ), actor; Larry Fitzgerald (1983- ), football player.

TODAY'S FACT: The only patent ever issued to a president was to Abraham Lincoln for a "Manner of Buoying Vessels" in 1849.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1990, Ken Griffey and Ken Griffey Jr., playing for the Seattle Mariners, became the first father-son duo to be in the same Major League Baseball lineup.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "Imagination does not become great until human beings, given the courage and the strength, use it to create." -- Maria Montessori

TODAY'S NUMBER: 1 -- appearance on television in which Fred Rogers of "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" did not portray himself. Rogers played the role of a preacher in a 1996 episode of "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman."

TODAY'S MOON: Between last quarter moon (Aug. 28) and new moon (Sept. 5).

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Today is the 242nd day of 2013 and the 71st day of summer.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1963, a United States-Soviet diplomatic teletype "hotline," intended to prevent accidental war, was installed.

In 1967, the U.S. Senate confirmed the appointment of Thurgood Marshall as the first African-American Supreme Court justice.

In 1996, Russian and Chechen leaders agreed to a ceasefire, ending the First Chechen war.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1797-1851), writer; Huey Long (1893-1935), politician; Shirley Booth (1898-1992), actress; Roy Wilkins (1901-1981), civil rights activist; Fred MacMurray (1908-1991), actor; Ted Williams (1918-2002), baseball player; Warren Buffett (1930- ), businessman/philanthropist; Robert Crumb (1943- ), writer/illustrator; Lewis Black (1948- ), comedian; Michael Chiklis (1963- ), actor; Mark Strong (1963- ), actor; Cameron Diaz (1972- ), actress; Andy Roddick (1982- ), tennis player.

TODAY'S FACT: The number of hours Americans spent online increased nearly 100 percent between 2000 and 2010, from 9.4 hours per week to 18.3 hours per week.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1905, Ty Cobb made his major league debut for the Detroit Tigers.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "Nothing is so painful to the human mind as a great and sudden change." -- Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus"

TODAY'S NUMBER: 32 -- cases Thurgood Marshall had argued before the Supreme Court before he became a justice. He won 29 of them.

TODAY'S MOON: Between last quarter moon (Aug. 28) and new moon (Sept. 5).