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2A Daily News – Saturday, October 12, 2013 Today in History By The Associated Press Today is Saturday, Oct. 12, the 285th day of 2013. There are 80 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 12, 1962, the devastating Columbus Day Storm, also known as the ''Big Blow,'' struck the Pacific Northwest, resulting in some 50 deaths. On this date: In 1492 (according to the Old Style calendar), Christopher Columbus arrived with his expedition in the present-day Bahamas. In 1810, the German festival Oktoberfest was first held in Munich to celebrate the wedding of Bavarian Crown Prince Ludwig and Princess Therese of SaxeHildburghausen. In 1870, General Robert E. Lee died in Lexington, Va., at age 63. In 1933, bank robber John Dillinger escaped from a jail in Allen County, Ohio, with the help of his gang, who killed the sheriff, Jess Sarber. In 1942, during World War II, American naval forces defeated the Japanese in the Battle of Cape Esperance. In 1971, the rock opera ''Jesus Christ Superstar'' opened at the Mark Hellinger Theatre on Broadway. In 1986, the superpower meeting in Reykjavik, Iceland, ended in stalemate, with President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev unable to agree on arms control or a date for a fullfledged summit in the United States. In 1997, singer John Denver was killed in the crash of his privately built aircraft in Monterey Bay, Calif.; he was 53. In 2000, 17 sailors were killed in a suicide bomb attack on the destroyer USS Cole in Yemen. Five years ago: Global finance ministers meeting in Washington kept searching for ways to tackle the unfolding financial crisis; in Paris, nations in Europe's singlecurrency zone agreed to temporarily guarantee bank refinancing and pledged to prevent bank failures. Today's Birthdays: Actress Antonia Rey is 86. Comedianactivist Dick Gregory is 81. Former Sen. Jake Garn, R-Utah, is 81. Singer Sam Moore (formerly of Sam and Dave) is 78. 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