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2A Daily News – Tuesday, February 11, 2014 By The Associated Press Today is Tuesday, Feb. 11, the 42nd day of 2014. There are 323 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 11, 1812, Massachu- setts Gov. Elbridge Gerry signed a redistricting law favoring his Democratic-Republican Party — giving rise to the term ''gerryman- dering.'' On this date: In 1858, a French girl, Bernadette Soubirous, reported the first of 18 visions of a lady dressed in white in a grotto near Lourdes. In 1862, the Civil War Battle of Fort Donelson began in Ten- nessee. In 1937, a six-week-old sit- down strike against General Motors ended, with the company agreeing to recognize the United Automobile Workers Union. In 1945, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet leader Josef Stalin signed the Yalta Agreement during World War II. In 1963, American author and poet Sylvia Plath was found dead in her London flat, a suicide; she was 30. In 1964, The Beatles per- formed their first American concert at the Washington Coliseum in Washington, D.C. In 1979, followers of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini seized power in Iran. In 1989, The Rev. Barbara C. Harris became the first woman consecrated as a bishop in the Episcopal Church, in a ceremony held in Boston. In 1990, South African black activist Nelson Mandela was freed after 27 years in captivity. Ten years ago: Cable TV giant Comcast Corp. launched a hostile bid to buy The Walt Disney Co. for more than $54 billion. Five years ago: The nation's top bankers went before the House Financial Services Com- mittee, pledging to build public trust with greater lending and fewer perks. Today's Birthdays: Actor Con- rad Janis is 86. Actress Tina Louise is 80. Actor Burt Reynolds is 78. Songwriter Gerry Goffin is 75. Actor Sonny Landham is 73. Bandleader Sergio Mendes is 73. Rhythm-and-blues singer Otis Clay is 72. Actor Philip Anglim is 62. Actress Catherine Hickland is 58. Rock musician David Uosikki- nen (aw-SIK'-ken-ihn) (The Hoot- ers) is 58. Actress Carey Lowell is 53. Singer Sheryl Crow is 52. For- mer Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is 50. Actress Jennifer Aniston is 45. Actor Damian Lewis is 43. Actress Marisa Petroro is 42. Thought for Today: ''Respect for ourselves guides our morals; respect for others guides our man- ners.'' — Laurence Sterne, Irish- born English author (1713-1768). Today in History