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2A Daily News – Tuesday, December 17, 2013 Today in History By The Associated Press Today is Tuesday, Dec. 17, the 351st day of 2013. There are 14 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 17, 1938, German chemists Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassmann discovered nuclear fission by splitting the nuclei of uranium into lighter elements while performing experiments in Berlin. On this date: In 1777, France recognized American independence. In 1865, Franz Schubert's Symphony No. 8, known as the ''Unfinished'' (because only two movements had been completed) was performed publicly for the first time in Vienna, 37 years after the composer's death. In 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright of Dayton, Ohio, conducted the first successful manned powered-airplane flights near Kitty Hawk, N.C., using their experimental craft, the Wright Flyer. In 1933, in the inaugural NFL championship football game, the Chicago Bears defeated the New York Giants, 23-21, at Wrigley Field. In 1944, the U.S. Army announced it was ending its policy of excluding Japanese-Americans from the West Coast. In 1981, members of the Red Brigades kidnapped Brig. Gen. James L. Dozier, the highest-ranking U.S. Army official in southern Europe, from his home in Verona, Italy. In 2011, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il died after more than a decade of iron rule; he was 69, according to official records, but some reports indicated he was 70. Ten years ago: Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan was indicted on corruption charges. (Ryan was later convicted and ended up serving more than 5 1/2 years in federal custody.) Five years ago: President-elect Barack Obama named former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack as agriculture secretary and Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar of Colorado to head the Interior Department. Today's Birthdays: Actor Armin Mueller-Stahl is 83. Pope Francis is 77. Rock singer-musician Art Neville is 76. Political commentator Chris Matthews is 68. Comedianactor Eugene Levy is 67. Rhythmand-blues singer Wanda Hutchinson (The Emotions) is 62. Actor Bill Pullman is 60. Actor Barry Livingston is 60. Country singer Sharon White is 60. Producerdirector-writer Peter Farrelly is 57. Rock musician Mike Mills (R.E.M.) is 55. Country musician Tim Chewning is 51. Country singer Tracy Byrd is 47. Country musician Duane Propes is 47. Thought for Today: ''A fool and his money are soon parted, but you never call him a fool till the money is gone.'' — Author unknown. Through the Newspapers in Education program, area classrooms receive the Red Bluff Daily News every day thanks to the generosity of these local businesses & individuals. TEHAMA COUNTY DAILY NEWS RED BLUFF 885 NTY S I N C E 1 TEHAMA COU E VOICE OF THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING NEWSPAPERS • CALIFORNIA WALNUT COMPANY • LEPAGE COMPANY INC. • MODERN CLEANERS • OLIVE CITY QUICK LUBE • WALMART • TEHAMA CO. DEPT. OF ED. • JOHN WHEELER LOGGING, INC. • DUDLEY'S EXCAVATING, INC. • HINKLE ROOFING & CONST. • BRETNEY SUTTERFIELD • ETZLER FINANCIAL & INSURANCE • OLIVE CITY TAX PROFESSIONALS • PLACER TITLE COMPANY • AIRPORT AUTO REPAIR • KAY STEPHENS, MD • GREENWASTE OF TEHAMA • LOUISIANA PACIFIC CORP. • NORTH MAIN AUTOMOTIVE • QRC • RED BLUFF VISION CENTER • STEVE'S BACKHOE SERVICE • WARNER ELECTRIC Please help sponsor a classroom subscription Call Kathy at (530) 527-2151 to find out how.