ANDREWS MCMEEL ALMANAC
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Today is the 154th day of 2024 and the 76th day of spring.
TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1886, President Grover Cleveland married Frances Folsom, becoming the only president to marry in a White House ceremony.
In 1924, an act of Congress granted Native Americans U.S. citizenship.
In 1997, Timothy McVeigh was convicted of murder and conspiracy for his role in the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City.
In 2012, former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the deaths of hundreds of protesters during a 2011 uprising.
TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Marquis de Sade (1740-1814), author/politician; Pope Pius X (1835-1914), Roman Catholic leader; Thomas Hardy (1840-1928), poet/novelist; Edward Elgar (1857-1934), composer; Johnny Weissmuller (1904-1984), swimmer/actor; Charlie Watts (1941-2021), drummer; Marvin Hamlisch (1944-2012), composer; Andy Cohen (1968- ), TV host; Wayne Brady (1972- ), actor/comedian; Zachary Quinto (1977- ), actor; Dominic Cooper (1978- ), actor; Justin Long (1978- ), actor; Morena Baccarin (1979- ), actress; Fabrizio Moretti (1980- ), musician; Abby Wambach (1980- ), soccer player.
TODAY'S FACT: The White House has hosted 19 weddings, nine of which were for children of sitting presidents.
TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1935, baseball legend Babe Ruth retired after 22 seasons, finishing his career with seven World Series titles and 714 home runs.
TODAY'S QUOTE: "If an offense come out of the truth, better is it that the offense come than that the truth be concealed." -- Thomas Hardy, "Tess of the D'Urbervilles"
TODAY'S NUMBER: 336,337 -- official Native American population in 1920, according to the U.S. census.
TODAY'S MOON: Between last quarter moon (May 30) and new moon (June 6).