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2A Daily News – Wednesday, November 27, 2013 Today in History By The Associated Press Today is Wednesday, Nov. 27, the 331st day of 2013. There are 34 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 27, 1978, San Francisco Mayor George Moscone (mahs-KOH'-nee) and City Supervisor Harvey Milk, a gayrights activist, were shot to death inside City Hall by former supervisor Dan White. On this date: In 1901, the U.S. Army War College was established in Washington, D.C. In 1910, the Pennsylvania Railroad began regularly serving New York's Pennsylvania Station. In 1942, during World War II, the French navy at Toulon (tooLOHN') scuttled its ships and submarines to keep them out of the hands of German troops. In 1983, 181 people were killed when a Colombian Avianca Airlines Boeing 747 crashed near Madrid's Barajas airport. In 1989, a bomb blamed on drug traffickers destroyed a Colombian Avianca Boeing 727, killing all 107 people on board and three people on the ground. In 1962, the first Boeing 727 was rolled out at the company's Renton Plant. In 1973, the Senate voted 923 to confirm Gerald R. Ford as vice president, succeeding Spiro T. Agnew, who'd resigned. In 2009, Tiger Woods crashed his SUV outside his Florida mansion, sparking widespread attention to reports of marital infidelity. Ten years ago: President Bush flew to Iraq under extraordinary secrecy and security to spend Thanksgiving with U.S. troops and thank them for ''defending the American people from danger.'' Five years ago: Indian commandoes fought to wrest control of two luxury hotels and a Jewish center from militants, a day after a chain of attacks across Mumbai. One year ago: Consumer confidence reached its highest level in nearly five years, with the help of rising home values, more hiring and lower gas prices. Today's Birthdays: Academy Award-winning director Kathryn Bigelow (Film: ''The Hurt Locker'') is 62. TV host Bill Nye (''Bill Nye, the Science Guy'') is 58. Caroline Kennedy is 56. Academy Awardwinning screenwriter Callie Khouri (Film: ''Thelma and Louise'') is 56. Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty is 53. Rock musician Charlie Benante (Anthrax) is 51. Rock musician Mike Bordin (Faith No More) is 51. Actress Robin Givens is 49. Actor Kirk Acevedo is 42. Actor Jaleel White is 37. Thought for Today: ''Man's loneliness is but his fear of life.'' — Eugene O'Neill, American playwright (born 1888, died this date in 1953). Go Multimedia this Christmas Season! Flights of Fancy Available November 11 through December 21 6 column inch size ads or larger Publish 4 times within 7 days, get the 5th run FREE! Only $5.75 per column inch Even lower rates when you add online display! Add an Online Rectangle Display "Big Ad" 300 x 250 pixels 10,000 online impressions within one week Hosted Run of Site on www redbluffdailynews.com $75.00 That's 75 cents per hundred guaranteed online views! We'll lower your print Flight rate to $5.50 per column inch! 15,000 online impressions within one week Hosted Run of Site on www redbluffdailynews.com $100.00 That's 67 cents per hundred guaranteed online views! We'll lower your print Flight rate to $5.00 per column inch! For more information, contact your DAILY NEWS RED BLUFF T H E V O I C E O F TEHAMA COUNTY T E H A M A C O U NTY S I N C E 1 8 8 5 Advertising Representative Today! Modest additional surcharges applied for inclusion in our E-Edition and exclusive SEO Boost service! (530) 527-2151 Gayla Eckels: geckels@redbluffdailynews.com Suzy Noble: snoble@redbluffdailynews.com