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2A Daily News – Saturday, November 9, 2013 Today in History By The Associated Press Today is Saturday, Nov. 9, the 313th day of 2013. There are 52 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 9, 1938, Nazis looted and burned synagogues as well as Jewish-owned stores and houses in Germany and Austria in a pogrom that became known as ''Kristallnacht.'' On this date: In 1620, the passengers and crew of the Mayflower sighted Cape Cod. In 1872, fire destroyed nearly 800 buildings in Boston. In 1918, it was announced that Germany's Kaiser Wilhelm II would abdicate. He then fled to the Netherlands. In 1953, Welsh author-poet Dylan Thomas died in New York at age 39. In 1961, The Beatles' future manager, Brian Epstein, first saw the group perform at The Cavern Club in Liverpool, England. In 1967, a Saturn V rocket carrying an unmanned Apollo spacecraft blasted off from Cape Kennedy on a successful test flight. In 1970, former French President Charles de Gaulle died at age 79. In 1989, communist East Germany threw open its borders, allowing citizens to travel freely to the West; joyous Germans danced atop the Berlin Wall. Ten years ago: Three-time Top Fuel champion Shirley Muldowney, 63, ended her 30-year racing career with a loss in the second round of the Auto Club NHRA Finals at Pomona Raceway in California. Comic actor Art Carney died in Chester, Conn., at age 85. Five years ago: Barack Obama's transition chief, John Podesta, told Fox News Sunday the president-elect planned to review President George W. Bush's executive orders on such things as stem cell research and domestic drilling for oil and natural gas. Today's Birthdays: Baseball Hall of Famer Whitey Herzog is 82. Baseball Hall of Famer Bob Gibson is 78. Actor Charlie Robinson is 68. Movie director Bille August is 65. Actor Robert David Hall is 65. Actor Lou Ferrigno is 62. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, is 61. Gospel singer Donnie McClurkin is 54. Rock musician Dee Plakas (L7) is 53. Actress Ion Overman is 44. Actor Jason Antoon is 42. Actor Eric Dane is 41. Country singer Corey Smith is 34. Thought for Today: ''All life is an experiment.'' — Oliver Wendell Holmes Junior, U.S. Supreme Court justice (18411935). Professionally Designed Business Website for only $399? Details online at http://tinyurl.com/pwvymz7 or call your Daily News Account Executive (530) 527-2151 Built by Wehrenberg Design, a national digital design firm, certified by The Daily News. Through a Child's Eyes… A special contest bringing Tehama County school children and local businesses together … to the delight of Daily News readers! Selected student-designed ads published in a stand-alone section of the Daily News Saturday, December 21, 2013 • Participating businesses agree to let school children in grades 2-8 create and draw a special ad for them. • Participating businesses choose the winner from the ads designed by the children. • Winning children's ads appear in a special section of The Daily News on Saturday, December 21, one for each participating business. • First and Second place winners in three separate age categories receive cash awards and special recognition in the newspaper. • Ads published are all the same size (apx. 5" wide x 3 1/4" tall) Business Operators: Deadline to commit to participate: TUES., NOV. 19 …so we can provide list of businesses to local classrooms $ 00 Business Sponsorship/Advertising cost: Includes publication in the Daily News Online Digital Edition 99 Call your Advertising Representative TODAY! DAILY NEWS RED BLUFF TEHAMA COUNTY 527-2151 advertise@redbluffdailynews.com