THIS DAY IN HISTORY

Today is Thursday, Aug. 25, the 238th day of 2016. There are 128 days left in the year.

IN THE NATION

1916: President Woodrow Wilson signed an act establishing the National Park Service within the Department of the Interior.

IN THE WORLD

2001: Mette-Marit Tjessem Hoiby, a single mother and former waitress, married Norway’s Crown Prince Haakon in Oslo.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU

Game show host Monty Hall is 95. Actor Sean Connery is 86. TV personality Regis Philbin is 85. Actor Tom Skerritt is 83. Rock singer Rob Halford is 65. Rock singer Elvis Costello is 62. Movie director Tim Burton is 58. Rap DJ Terminator X (Public Enemy) is 50. Alternative country singer Jeff Tweedy (Wilco) is 49. Television chef Rachael Ray is 48. Country singer Jo Dee Messina is 46. Model Claudia Schiffer is 46. Actor Alexander Skarsgard is 40. Actor Kel Mitchell is 38. Actress Blake Lively is 29. The Associated Press