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2A Daily News – Thursday, January 2, 2014 Today in History By The Associated Press Today is Thursday, Jan. 2, the second day of 2014. There are 363 days left in the year. Today's Highlights in History: On Jan. 2, 1974, President Richard Nixon signed legislation requiring states to limit highway speeds to 55 miles an hour as a way of conserving gasoline in the face of an OPEC oil embargo. On this date: In 1492, Muhammad XII, the sultan of Granada, the last Arab stronghold in Spain, surrendered to Spanish forces. In 1788, Georgia became the fourth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution. In 1921, the play that coined the term ''robot,'' ''R.U.R.'' (Rossum's Universal Robots) by Karel Capek, was first performed in Czechoslovakia. In 1942, the Philippine capital of Manila was captured by Japanese forces during World War II. In 1959, the Soviet Union launched its space probe Luna 1, the first manmade object to fly past the moon, its apparent intended target. In 1960, Sen. John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts launched his successful bid for the presidency. Ten years ago: Insurgents shot down a U.S. helicopter west of Baghdad, killing one soldier. Five years ago: President George W. Bush branded Hamas rocket attacks on Israel an ''act of terror'' and outlined his own condition for a cease-fire in Gaza. President-elect Barack Obama and his family arrived in Chicago after a holiday vacation in Hawaii. Today's Birthdays: Country musician Harold Bradley is 88. Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert is 72. TV host Jack Hanna is 67. Actress Wendy Phillips is 62. Actress Gabrielle Carteris is 53. Movie director Todd Haynes is 53. Retired MLB All-Star pitcher David Cone is 51. Actress Tia Carrere is 47. Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. is 46. Model Christy Turlington is 45. Actor Taye Diggs is 43. Rock musician Scott Underwood (Train) is 43. Rock singer Doug Robb (Hoobastank) is 39. Actor Dax Shepard is 39. Actress Paz Vega is 38. Country musician Chris Hartman is 36. Ballroom dancer Karina Smirnoff (TV: ''Dancing with the Stars'') is 36. Rock musician Jerry DePizzo Jr. (O.A.R.) is 35. Rhythm-and-blues singer Kelton Kessee (IMX) is 33. Actress Kate Bosworth is 31. Actor Peter Gadiot (TV: ''Once Upon a Time in Wonderland'') is 29. Jazz singer-musician Trombone Shorty is 28. Thought for Today: ''It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.'' — Ursula K. Le Guin, American author. Every picture tells a story. http://dfm-ssp.medianewsgroup.com Visit dfm-ssp.medianewsgroup.com throughout the day. News • Sports • Entertainment • Best Images of the Day See photojournalism at its best. Bookmark dfm-ssp.medianewsgroup.com today. http://dfm-ssp.medianewsgroup.com/ If every picture is worth a thousand words, the dfm-ssp.medianewsgroup.com Media Center will take your breath away. Filled with images from across America and the globe, our Media Center is constantly updated to showcase the best in photojournalism. Bookmark dfm-ssp.medianewsgroup.com today and see the world in a whole new way. DAILY NEWS RED BLUFF TEHAMA COUNTY dfm-ssp.medianewsgroup.com http://dfm-ssp.medianewsgroup.com/