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2A Daily News – Wednesday, February 19, 2014 By The Associated Press Today is Wednesday, Feb. 19, the 50th day of 2014. There are 315 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 19, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, clearing the way for the U.S. military to relocate and intern Japanese- Americans during World War II. On this date: In 1473, astronomer Nico- laus Copernicus was born in Torun, Poland. In 1803, Congress voted to accept Ohio's borders and con- stitution. In 1864, the Order of the Knights of Pythias, an interna- tional, non-sectarian fraternal organization, was founded in Washington, D.C. In 1881, Kansas prohibited the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages. In 1945, during World War II, some 30,000 U.S. Marines began landing on Iwo Jima, where they began a successful month-long battle to seize con- trol of the island from Japanese forces. In 1959, an agreement was signed by Britain, Turkey and Greece granting Cyprus its inde- pendence. In 1976, calling the issuing of Executive Order 9066 ''a sad day in American history,'' Presi- dent Gerald R. Ford issued a proclamation confirming that the order had been terminated with the formal cessation of hostili- ties of World War II. In 2008, an ailing Fidel Cas- tro resigned the Cuban presi- dency after nearly a half-century in power; his brother Raul was later named to succeed him. Ten years ago: Former Enron Corp. chief executive Jef- frey Skilling was brought to court in handcuffs, charged with fraud, insider trading and other crimes in connection with the energy trader's colossal col- lapse. Today's Birthdays: Singer Smokey Robinson is 74. Former Sony Corp. Chairman Howard Stringer is 72. Actor Michael Nader is 69. Rock musician Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath, Heaven and Hell) is 66. Author Amy Tan is 62. Actor Jeff Daniels is 59. Actor Leslie David Baker (TV: ''The Office'') is 56. NFL Com- missioner Roger Goodell is 55. Britain's Prince Andrew is 54. Singer Seal is 51. Rock musi- cian Jon Fishman (Phish) is 49. Actress Justine Bateman is 48. Actor Benicio Del Toro is 47. Thought for Today: ''There is, I think, nothing in the world more futile than the attempt to find out how a task should be done when one has not yet decided what the task is.'' — Alexander Meiklejohn (MIHK'-ul-jahn), American educator (1872- 1964). Today in History Select "Subscribe" tab in lower right corner Complete information for automatic weekly delivery to your email inbox That's it! This FREE service made possible by the advertisers in TV Select Magazine Kindly patronize and thank them. Click on their ads online to access their websites! FREE online subscription to TV Select Magazine Digital edition emailed to you, every Saturday! Just go online to www.ifoldsflip.com/t/5281 (You'll only need to go there one time) N EWS D AILY RED BLUFF TEHAMA COUNTY • Fully searchable online, zoom in, print out pages and more! • No newspaper online subscription or website access required. • Best of all ... it's ABSOLUTELY FREE!