THE BULLETIN • WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2021 A3 TODAY Today is Wednesday, Jan. 13, the 13th day of 2021. There are 352 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: In 1982, an Air Florida 737 crashed into Washington, D.C.‘s 14th Street Bridge and fell into the Potomac River while trying to take off during a snowstorm, kill- ing a total of 78 people, including four motorists on the bridge; four passengers and a flight attendant survived. In 1733, James Oglethorpe and some 120 English colonists arrived at Charleston, South Carolina, while en route to settle in pres- ent-day Georgia. In 1794, President George Wash- ington approved a measure add- ing two stars and two stripes to the American flag, following the admission of Vermont and Ken- tucky to the Union. (The number of stripes was later reduced to the original 13.) In 1898, Emile Zola’s famous defense of Capt. Alfred Dreyfus, “J’accuse,” was published in Paris. In 1941, a new law went into effect granting Puerto Ricans U.S. birthright citizenship. In 1964, Roman Catholic Bishop Karol Wojtyla (the future Pope John Paul II) was appointed Archbishop of Krakow, Poland, by Pope Paul VI. In 1967, the Rolling Stones’ dou- ble-A sided single “Let’s Spend the Night Together” and “Ruby Tuesday” was released in the Unit- ed Kingdom by Decca Records. In 1992, Japan apologized for forcing tens of thousands of Kore- an women to serve as sex slaves for its soldiers during World War II, citing newly uncovered docu- ments that showed the Japanese army had had a role in abducting the so-called “comfort women.” In 2001, an earthquake estimated by the U.S. Geological Survey at magnitude 7.7 struck El Salvador; more than 840 people were killed. In 2005, Major League Baseball adopted a tougher steroid-test- ing program that would suspend first-time offenders for 10 days and randomly test players year- round. In 2010, Haitians piled bodies along the devastated streets of their capital a day after a powerful earthquake, while in Washington, President Barack Obama pledged an all-out rescue and relief effort. R&B singer Teddy Pendergrass died in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, at age 59. In 2018, a false alarm that warned of a ballistic missile headed for Ha- waii sent the islands into a panic, with people abandoning cars on a highway and preparing to flee their homes; officials apologized and said the alert was sent when someone hit the wrong button during a shift change. Ten years ago: A funeral was held in Tucson, Arizona, for 9-year-old Christina Taylor Green, the youngest victim of a mass shooting that also claimed five other lives and critically wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. Five years ago: Defense Sec- retary Ash Carter laid out broad plans to defeat Islamic State mil- itants and retake the group’s key power centers in Iraq and Syria. The Al Jazeera America cable news network said it was shutting down two and a half years after its launch. Three winning tickets split a world-record $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot. One year ago: At a royal fam- ily summit in eastern England, Queen Elizabeth II brokered a deal to secure the future of the mon- archy; it would allow Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, to live part- time in Canada. The Houston As- tros fired manager AJ Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhnow after the pair had been suspend- ed by Major League Baseball for a sign-stealing scheme. Joe Burrow threw five touchdown passes and ran for another score, leading top-ranked LSU to a 42-25 win over No. 3 Clemson to capture the national championship. Today’s Birthdays: Actor Frances Sternhagen is 91. TV personality Nick Clooney is 87. Comedian Charlie Brill is 83. Actor Billy Gray is 83. Rock musician Trevor Rabin is 67. Rock musician James Lomenzo (Megadeth) is 62. Actor Kevin Anderson is 61. Actor Julia Louis-Dreyfus is 60. Rock singer Graham “Suggs” McPherson (Madness) is 60. Actor Penelope Ann Miller is 57. Actor Patrick Dempsey is 55. Actor Traci Bingham is 53. V producer-writer Shonda Rhimes is 51. Actor Nicole Eggert is 49. Actor Ross McCall is 45. Actor Michael Pena is 45. Actor Orlando Bloom is 44. Meteorolo- gist Ginger Zee (TV: “Good Morn- ing America”) is 40. Actor Ruth Wilson is 39. Actor Julian Morris is 38. Actor Beau Mirchoff is 32. Actor Liam Hemsworth is 31. NHL center Connor McDavid is 24. — Associated Press LOCAL, STATE & REGION Oregon had most federal domestic terrorism prosecutions nationwide BY MAXINE BERNSTEIN The Oregonian Oregon9s U.S. Attorney9s Office filed the most cases classified as domestic terror- ism in 2020 compared to all other federal districts, accord- ing to a court tracking clear- inghouse run by Syracuse University. Most of the cases stemmed from consecutive nightly pro- tests last summer outside the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse in the wake of George Floyd9s killing by police in Minneapolis. By the end of September, 40 people had been accused of assault on a federal officer and 15 faced the rare charge of civil disorder during pro- tests, according to the U.S. At- torney9s Office. Others were charged with destruction of government property, arson or attempted arson of federal property and violating national defense airspace. The period covered the fed- eral fiscal year that runs from Oct. 1, 2019, through Sept. 30, 2020. Across the country, U.S. at- torney9s offices filed 183 do- mestic terrorism prosecutions 4 the most since such track- ing began 25 years ago. That compares with 90 in fiscal year 2019, 63 in fiscal 2018 and 69 in fiscal 2017. The Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse is a data gathering and research organi- zation at Syracuse University. Cases categorized as domes- tic terrorism include allega- tions of assaulting, resisting or impeding officers or employ- ees, alleged threats against the president, knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds, importing or storing explosives, civil dis- orders and making threatening communications. In late September, Oregon U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams issued a statement, saying his office