Today in history

Today is Saturday, Aug. 25, the 237th day of 2018 and the 66th day of summer.

Today's History: In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed legislation establishing the National Park Service.

In 1944, Allied troops liberated Paris after four years of German occupation.

In 1950, President Harry Truman ordered the Army to take control of U.S. railroads in order to prevent strikes.

In 1967, American Nazi Party leader George Lincoln Rockwell was shot dead by a former aide in Arlington, Virginia.

Today's Fact: The Voyager 2 spacecraft, which made its closest approaches to Saturn and Neptune on this day in 1981 and 1989, respectively, continues to receive and transmit data — 41 years since its launch in August 1977.

Today's Sports: In 1985, 20-yearold pitching phenom Dwight Gooden of the New York Mets became the youngest 20-game winner in major league history.

Today's Quote: "The best break anybody ever gets is in bein' alive in the first place. An' you don't unnerstan' what a perfect deal it is until you realizes that you ain't gone be stuck with it forever, either." — Walt Kelly, "Pogo"

Today's Number: 39 — miles swum (on a zigzagging course) by Capt. Matthew Webb as he became the first person in recorded history to cross the English Channel unassisted, on this day in 1875.

Today's Moon: Between first quarter moon (Aug. 18) and full moon (Aug. 26).