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2A Daily News – Thursday, February 27, 2014 By The Associated Press Today is Thursday, Feb. 27, the 58th day of 2014. There are 307 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 27, 1814, Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93, was first performed in Vienna. On this date: In 1911, inventor Charles F. Kettering demonstrated his elec- tric automobile starter in Detroit by starting a Cadillac's motor with just the press of a switch, instead of hand-cranking. In 1933, Germany's parlia- ment building, the Reichstag, was gutted by fire. Chancellor Adolf Hitler, blaming the Communists, used the fire as justification for suspending civil liberties. In 1943, the U.S. government began circulating one-cent coins made of steel plated with zinc (the steel pennies proved very unpop- ular, since they were easily mis- taken for dimes). In 1951, the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, limiting a pres- ident to two terms of office, was ratified. In 1960, the U.S. Olympic hockey team defeated the Soviets, 3-2, at the Winter Games in Squaw Valley. The U.S. team went on to win the gold medal. In 1973, members of the American Indian Movement occu- pied the hamlet of Wounded Knee in South Dakota, the site of the 1890 massacre of Sioux men, women and children. (The occu- pation lasted until May.) Ten years ago: California Attor- ney General Bill Lockyer asked the state's top court to stop San Fran- cisco from issuing same-sex mar- riage licenses until the justices could decide whether the wed- dings were legal. Five years ago: President Barack Obama told Marines at Camp Lejeune, N.C. that he would end combat operations in Iraq by Aug. 31, 2010 and open a new era of diplomacy in the Middle East. Today's Birthdays: Actress Joanne Woodward is 84. Con- sumer advocate Ralph Nader is 80. Opera singer Mirella Freni is 79. Actress Barbara Babcock is 77. Actor Howard Hesseman is 74. Actress Debra Monk is 65. Rock singer-musician Neal Schon (Journey) is 60. Rock musician Adrian Smith (Iron Maiden) is 57. Actor Timothy Spall is 57. Rock musician Paul Humphreys (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark) is 54. Country singer Johnny Van Zant (Van Zant) is 54. Basket- ball Hall-of-Famer James Worthy is 53. Actor Adam Baldwin is 52. Country-rock musician Shonna Tucker (Drive-By Truckers) is 36. Chelsea Clinton is 34. Thought for Today:''There is no inevitability in history except as men make it.'' — Felix Frankfurter, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (1882-1965). Today in History N EWS D AILY RED BLUFF TEHAMA COUNTY T H E V O I C E O F T E H A M A C O U N T Y 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 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. Web and social marketing got you confused?