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2A Daily News – Thursday, December 12, 2013 Today in History By The Associated Press Today is Thursday, Dec. 12, the 346th day of 2013. There are 19 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 12, 2000, George W. Bush was transformed into the president-elect as a divided U.S. Supreme Court reversed a state court decision for recounts in Florida's contested election. On this date: In 1787, Pennsylvania became the second state to ratify the U.S. Constitution. In 1897, ''The Katzenjammer Kids,'' the pioneering comic strip created by Rudolph Dirks, made its debut in the New York Journal. In 1911, Britain's King George V announced during a visit to India that the capital would be transferred from Calcutta to Delhi. In 1917, Father Edward Flanagan founded Boys Town outside Omaha, Neb. In 1925, the first motel — the Motel Inn — opened in San Luis Obispo, Calif. In 1946, a United Nations committee voted to accept a sixblock tract of Manhattan real estate offered as a gift by John D. Rockefeller Jr. to be the site of the U.N.'s headquarters. In 1972, Irwin Allen's all-star disaster movie ''The Poseidon Adventure'' was released. Ten years ago: Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger was knighted by Britain. Keiko, the killer whale made famous by the ''Free Willy'' movies, died in the Norwegian fjord that he'd made his home. Five years ago: A bomb exploded inside the West Coast Bank in Woodburn, Ore., killing Woodburn Police Capt. Thomas Tennant and Oregon State Police Senior Trooper William Hakim. Today's Birthdays: Former TV host Bob Barker is 90. Basketball Hall of Famer Bob Pettit is 81. Singer Connie Francis is 76. Singer Dionne Warwick is 73. Rock singer-musician Dickey Betts is 70. Former race car driver Emerson Fittipaldi is 67. Actor Wings Hauser is 66. Actor Bill Nighy (ny) is 64. Actor Duane Chase (Film: ''The Sound of Music'') is 63. Country singer LaCosta is 63. Gymnast-turnedactress Cathy Rigby is 61. Author Lorna Landvik is 59. Singer-musician Sheila E. is 56. Actress Sheree J. Wilson is 55. Pop singer Daniel O'Donnell is 52. International Tennis Hall of Famer Tracy Austin is 51. Rock musician Eric Schenkman (Spin Doctors) is 50. Rock musician Nicholas Dimichino (Nine Days) is 46. Author Sophie Kinsella is 44. Country singer Hank Williams III is 41. Thought for Today: ''I have never known a man who died from overwork, but many who died from doubt.'' — Charles Horace Mayo, American surgeon and co-founder of the Mayo Clinic (1865-1939). EVERYTHING GOES! QUITTING BUSINESS! SALE Fixtures For Sale Support our classrooms, keep kids reading. Starting DONATE YOUR VACATION Thursday 12/12/13 newspaper dollars to the Newspaper In Education Program HELP OUR CHILDREN Everything 1/2 OFF ORIGINAL PRICE Our entire inventory is being reduced to 1/2 off the original price! Must have this ad to receive discounts. Contest ends and Prizes awarded Sat. 12/21/13 3:00 PM Bring this AD to the Contest Desk to receive 5 Prize Tickets! Cannot be used with any other offers. Prices good thru 12/21/13) We accept Cash & all Major Credit Cards 328 So. Main St. • 527-4139 Wall-To-Wall◆◆◆Nothing Held Back! For more details call Circulation Department (530) 527-2151 DAILY NEWS RED BLUFF TEHAMA COUNTY T H E V O I C E O F T E H A M A C O U NTY S I N C E 1 8 8 5 PHONE: (530) 527-2151 FAX: (530) 527-5774 545 Diamond Avenue • P.O. Box 220 • Red Bluff, CA 96080