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2A Daily News – Wednesday, January 8, 2014 Today in History By The Associated Press Today is Wednesday, Jan. 8, the eighth day of 2014. There are 357 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 8, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson, in his State of the Union address, declared an ''unconditional war on poverty in America.'' On this date: In 1790, President George Washington delivered his first State of the Union address to Congress in New York. In 1815, U.S. forces led by Gen. Andrew Jackson defeated the British in the Battle of New Orleans — the closing engagement of the War of 1812. In 1918, President Woodrow Wilson outlined his Fourteen Points for lasting peace after World War I. Mississippi became the first state to ratify the 18th Amendment to the Constitution, which established Prohibition. In 1935, rock-and-roll legend Elvis Presley was born in Tupelo, Miss. In 1973, the Paris peace talks between the United States and North Vietnam resumed. In 1994, Tonya Harding won the ladies' U.S. Figure Skating Championship in Detroit, a day after Nancy Kerrigan dropped out because of the clubbing attack that had injured her right knee. Ten years ago: A U.S. Black Hawk medivac helicopter crashed near Fallujah, Iraq, killing all nine soldiers aboard. Five years ago: President-elect Barack Obama urged lawmakers to work with him ''day and night, on weekends if necessary'' to approve the largest taxpayer-funded stimulus ever. Obama named Virginia Gov. Today's Birthdays: Former Independent Counsel Lawrence E. Walsh is 102. Actor-comedian Larry Storch is 91. Actor Ron Moody is 90. Broadcast journalist Sander Vanocur is 86. CBS newsman Charles Osgood is 81. Singer Shirley Bassey is 77. Game show host Bob Eubanks is 76. Countrygospel singer Cristy Lane is 74. Rhythm-and-blues singer Anthony Gourdine (Little Anthony and the Imperials) is 73. Actress Yvette Mimieux is 72. Physicist Stephen Hawking is 72. Rock musician Robby Krieger (The Doors) is 68. Rock singer David Bowie is 67. Movie director John McTiernan is 63. Actress Harriet Sansom Harris is 59. Singer-songwriter Ron Sexsmith is 50. Actress Maria Pitillo (pih-TIHL'-loh) is 49. Singer R. Kelly is 47. Country singer Tift Merritt is 39. Thought for Today:''The devil is easy to identify. He appears when you're terribly tired and makes a very reasonable request which you know you shouldn't grant.'' — Fiorello LaGuardia, mayor of New York City (1882-1947). 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