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2A Daily News – Tuesday, December 31, 2013 Today in History By The Associated Press Today is Tuesday, Dec. 31, the 365th and final day of 2013. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 31, 1879, Thomas Edison first publicly demonstrated his electric incandescent light in Menlo Park, N.J. On this date: In 1775, during the Revolutionary War, the British repulsed an attack by Continental Army generals Richard Montgomery and Benedict Arnold at Quebec; Montgomery was killed. In 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed an enabling act paving the way for Virginia's western counties to become the state of West Virginia, which took place in June 1863. In 1942, Frank Sinatra opened a singing engagement at New York's Paramount Theater. In 1946, President Harry S. Truman officially proclaimed the end of hostilities in World War II. In 1951, the Marshall Plan expired after distributing more than $12 billion in foreign aid. In 1972, Major League baseball player Roberto Clemente, 38, was killed when a plane he'd chartered and was traveling on to bring relief supplies to earthquake-devastated Nicaragua crashed shortly after takeoff from Puerto Rico. In 1987, Robert Mugabe, prime minister of Zimbabwe, was sworn in as the country's first executive president. In 1993, Brandon Teena, a 21year-old female-born transgender, was slain along with two other people at a farmhouse near Humboldt, Neb. Ten years ago: A car bomb ripped through a crowded restaurant hosting a New Year's Eve party in Baghdad, Iraq, killing eight Iraqis. Five years ago: The U.N. Security Council held an emergency meeting on an Arab request for a binding and enforceable resolution condemning Israel and halting its military attacks on Gaza. Today's Birthdays: TV producer George Schlatter is 84. Actor Sir Anthony Hopkins is 76. Actor Tim Considine (TV: ''My Three Sons'') is 73. Actress Sarah Miles is 72. Rock musician Andy Summers is 71. Actor Sir Ben Kingsley is 70. Producer-director Taylor Hackford is 69. Fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg is 67. Actor Tim Matheson is 66. Pop singer Burton Cummings is 66. Actor Joe Dallesandro is 65. Rock musician Tom Hamilton (Aerosmith) is 62. Actor James Remar is 60. Actress Bebe Neuwirth is 55. Actor Val Kilmer is 54. Singer Paul Westerberg is 54. Actor Don Diamont is 51. Rock musician Ric Ivanisevich (Oleander) is 51. Actress Gong Li is 48. Thought for Today: ''Drop the last year into the silent limbo of the past. Let it go, for it was imperfect, and thank God that it can go.'' — Brooks Atkinson, American drama critic (1894-1984). Web and social marketing got you confused? Time to get some guidance from certified digital market experts. We deliver results: Maybe you have your niece producing your Facebook page, or you're running a simple Google AdWords campaign yourself. To borrow from Dr. Phil, "How's that working for you?" Do you really even know? With the assistance of our regional and digital advertising counselors, your digital marketing plan can have integration, customization -- and produce actual ROI, or return on investment. That's better than free! Our AdTaxi partners can deliver your digital message on any device; mobile, tablet or PC with unmatched reach locally, regionally or nationwide; broad-brush or targeted only to your best prospects. And reporting metrics to show you your campaign is doing. Our parent company's digital marketing agency is called AdTaxi because it can "deliver your message where and when you want it." Daily News folks live and work here in your community. Now we are part of a national and regional network with digital creative and placement expertise far exceeding what you may have been offered before. You might be surprised at who's already on board. We can help your business get where it needs to go. And grow. 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 www.redbluffdailynews.com To learn more, please call Greg Stevens at (530) 527-2151 ext. 105 or email gstevens@redbluffdailynews.com