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2A Daily News – Wednesday, November 20, 2013 Today in History By The Associated Press Today is Wednesday, Nov. 20, the 324th day of 2013. There are 41 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 20, 1947, Britain's future queen, Princess Elizabeth, married Philip Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh, at Westminster Abbey. On this date: In 1620, Peregrine White was born aboard the Mayflower in Massachusetts Bay; he was the first child born of English parents in present-day New England. In 1789, New Jersey became the first state to ratify the Bill of Rights. In 1925, Robert F. Kennedy was born in Brookline, Mass. In 1945, 22 out of 24 indicted Nazi officials went on trial (one in absentia) before an international war crimes tribunal in Nuremberg, Germany. In 1969, the Nixon administration announced a halt to residential use of the pesticide DDT as part of a total phaseout. A group of American Indian activists began a 19-month occupation of Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay. In 1982, in one of college football's oddest finales, the University of California used five laterals to score a disputed winning touchdown on the last play of a game against Stanford, 25-20. In 2000, Lawyers for Al Gore and George W. Bush battled before the Florida Supreme Court over whether the presidential election recount should be allowed to continue. Ten years ago: Michael Jackson was booked on suspicion of child molestation in Santa Barbara, Calif. (Jackson was later acquitted at trial.) Five years ago: Sen. Ted Stevens, the chamber's longestserving Republican, delivered his swan song address following his failed re-election bid; he was saluted by his colleagues as a staunch friend and teacher. Today's Birthdays: Nobel Prize-winning author Nadine Gordimer is 90. Actress-comedian Kaye Ballard is 88. Actress Estelle Parsons is 86. Comedian Dick Smothers is 75. Singer Norman Greenbaum is 71. Vice President Joe Biden is 71. Actress Veronica Hamel is 70. Broadcast journalist Judy Woodruff is 67. Actor Samuel E. Wright is 67. Singer Joe Walsh is 66. Actor Richard Masur is 65. Opera singer Barbara Hendricks is 65. Actress Bo Derek is 57. Former NFL player Mark Gastineau is 57. Reggae musician Jim Brown (UB40) is 56. Actress Sean Young is 54. Pianist Jim Brickman is 52. Rapper Mike D (The Beastie Boys) is 48. Country singer Dierks Bentley is 38. Thought for Today: ''Make haste slowly.'' — Caesar Augustus, Roman emperor (63 B.C.-A.D. 14). The Tehama County Probation Department Presents… Unhassle your Daily News Carrier-Delivered Subscription! Convert to EZ-Pay AND MAKE A CHILDS CHRISTMAS! The Tehama County Probation Department is looking for donations of new and used bicycles for both adults and juveniles. Our goal is to restore these bicycles in time for Christmas and give them to the children in need within our own community and also as incentives for programs within the Probation Department. If you have a bicycle you would like to donate please drop it off at the Day Reporting Center, located at 1740 Walnut Street, between the hours of 8:30 am to 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday. For questions please call 530-527-4048 ext. 3201 Thank you! Every 13 Weeks Automatic charge of $ 00 24 to your Debit or Credit Card! Convert back anytime! - No billings by mail - No checks to write - No postage to pay - No home delivery surcharges - Include carrier tip if desired To convert or start an EZ-Pay Home Delivery Subscription Just Call DAILY NEWS RED BLUFF TEHAMA COUNTY Circulation Published through a cosponsorship agreement with The Daily News. Home Delivery Customer Service 527-2151