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2A Daily News – Friday, December 13, 2013 Today in History By The Associated Press Today is Friday, Dec. 13, the 347th day of 2013. There are 18 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 13, 2000, Democratic presidential candidate Al Gore conceded to Republican George W. Bush, a day after the U.S. Supreme Court shut down further recounts in Florida. On this date: In 1642, Dutch navigator Abel Tasman sighted present-day New Zealand. In 1918, President Woodrow Wilson arrived in France, becoming the first chief executive to visit Europe while in office. In 1928, George Gershwin's ''An American in Paris'' had its premiere at Carnegie Hall in New York. In 1962, the United States launched Relay 1, a communications satellite which retransmitted television, telephone and digital signals. In 1978, the Philadelphia Mint began stamping the Susan B. Anthony dollar, which went into circulation in July 1979. In 1981, authorities in Poland imposed martial law in a crackdown on the Solidarity labor movement. (Martial law formally ended in 1983.) Ten years ago: Saddam Hussein was captured by U.S. forces while hiding in a hole under a farmhouse in Adwar, Iraq, near his hometown of Tikrit. A summit to forge a European Union constitution collapsed in Brussels, Belgium. Oklahoma quarterback Jason White won the Heisman Trophy. Five years ago: The White House weighed its options for preventing a collapse of the troubled U.S. auto industry. Today's Birthdays: Former Secretary of State George P. Shultz is 93. Actor-comedian Dick Van Dyke is 88. Actor Christopher Plummer is 84. Country singer Buck White is 83. Music/film producer Lou Adler is 80. Singer John Davidson is 72. Actress Kathy Garver (TV: ''Family Affair'') is 68. Singer Ted Nugent is 65. Rock musician Jeff ''Skunk'' Baxter is 65. Country musician Ron Getman is 65. Actor Robert Lindsay is 64. Country singer-musician Randy Owen is 64. Actress Wendie Malick is 63. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is 63. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is 60. Country singer John Anderson is 59. Singersongwriter Steve Forbert is 59. Singer-actor Morris Day is 57. Actor Steve Buscemi is 56. Rock musician John Munson (Semisonic; Twilight Hours) is 51. Actorcomedian Jamie Foxx is 46. Thought for Today: ''My theory is to enjoy life, but the practice is against it.'' — Charles Lamb, English essayist (1775-1834). 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