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2A Daily News – Saturday, November 30, 2013 Today in History By The Associated Press Today is Saturday, Nov. 30, the 334th day of 2013. There are 31 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 30, 1782, the United States and Britain signed preliminary peace articles in Paris, ending the Revolutionary War. On this date: In 1803, Spain completed the process of ceding Louisiana to France, which had sold it to the United States. In 1835, Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, was born in Florida, Missouri. In 1874, British statesman Sir Winston Churchill was born at Blenheim Palace. In 1900, Irish writer Oscar Wilde died in Paris at age 46. In 1981, the United States and the Soviet Union opened negotiations in Geneva aimed at reducing nuclear weapons in Europe. In 1982, the Michael Jackson album ''Thriller'' was released by Epic Records. Ten years ago: U.S. soldiers in Iraq fought back coordinated attacks throughout the northern city of Samarra. Walt Disney Co. vice chairman Roy E. Disney stepped down from the board of directors. Gertrude Ederle, the first woman to swim the English Channel, died in Wyckoff, N.J., at age 98. Five years ago: Space shuttle Endeavour returned to Earth after a nearly 16-day mission to repair and upgrade the international space station. The world's most comprehensive legalized heroin program became permanent with overwhelming approval from Swiss voters who simultaneously rejected the decriminalization of marijuana. Today's Birthdays: Actor Efrem Zimbalist Jr. is 95. Actor Robert Guillaume is 86. Radio talk show host G. Gordon Liddy is 83. Country singer-recording executive Jimmy Bowen is 76. Movie director Ridley Scott is 76. Movie writerdirector Terrence Malick is 70. Rock musician Roger Glover (Deep Purple) is 68. Playwright David Mamet (MA'-meht) is 66. Actress Margaret Whitton is 63. Actor Mandy Patinkin is 61. Musician Shuggie Otis is 60. Country singer Jeannie Kendall is 59. Singer Billy Idol is 58. Historian Michael Beschloss is 58. Rock musician John Ashton (The Psychedelic Furs) is 56. Comedian Colin Mochrie is 56. Former football and baseball player Bo Jackson is 51. Actor-director Ben Stiller is 48. Rock musician Mike Stone is 44. Actress Sandra Oh is 43. Singer Clay Aiken is 35. Actor Billy Lush is 32. Actress Elisha Cuthbert is 31. Thought for Today: ''Facts are stubborn things, but statistics are more pliable.'' -- Mark Twain (18351910). 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 THE VOICE OF TEHAMA COUNTY TEHAMA C O U NTY SINCE 1885 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