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PEANUTS® By Charles Schultz Monday, April 11, 2011 – Daily News – 3B Today in History By The Associated Press DILBERT® By Scott Adams Today is Monday, April 11, the 101st day of 2011. There are 264 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 11, 1961, former SS officer Adolf Eichmann went on trial in Israel, charged with crimes against human- ity for his role in the Nazi Holocaust. (Eichmann was con- victed and executed.) On this date: In 1689, William III and Mary II were crowned as joint sovereigns of Britain. In 1814, Napoleon Bonaparte abdicated as Emperor of the French and was banished to the island of Elba. In 1899, the treaty ending the Spanish-American War was declared in effect. In 1921, Iowa became the first state to impose a cig- arette tax, at 2 cents a package. In 1945, during World War II, American soldiers lib- erated the notorious Nazi concentration camp Buchenwald in Germany. GARFIELD® By Jim Davis In 1951, President Harry S. Truman relieved Gen. Dou- glas MacArthur of his commands in the Far East. In 1970, Apollo 13, with astronauts James A. Lovell, Fred W. Haise and Jack Swigert, blasted off on its ill-fated mission to the moon. In 1979, Idi Amin was deposed as president of Ugan- da as rebels and exiles backed by Tanzanian (tan-zuh-NEE’- uhn) forces seized control. In 1981, President Ronald Reagan returned to the White House from the hospital, 12 days after he was wounded in an assassination attempt. Race-related rioting erupted in the Brixton district of south London. In 1991, the musical ‘‘Miss Saigon,’’ which sparked SHOE By Chris Cassatt and Gary Brookins BLONDIE® By Dean Young and Stan Drake BEETLE BAILEY® By Mort Walker controversy over charges it was racist and sexist, opened on Broadway. Ten years ago: Ending a tense 11-day standoff, China agreed to free the 24 crew members of an American spy plane after President George W. Bush said he was ‘‘very sorry’’ for the death of a Chinese fighter pilot whose plane had collided with the American aircraft. A stampede at a packed soccer stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, killed 43 people. Five years ago: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadine- jad (mahk-MOOD’ ah-muh-DEE’-neh-zhahd) announced that his country had succeeded in enriching uranium on a small scale for the first time. Israel’s Cabinet declared Prime Minister Ariel Sharon (ah-ree-EL’ shah-ROHN’), who had suffered a stroke, permanently incapacitated, offi- cially ending his five-year tenure. A suicide bombing dur- ing an outdoor Sunni Muslim prayer service in Karachi, Pakistan, killed more than 50 people. June Pointer, the youngest of the Pointer Sisters, died in Los Angeles at age 52. One year ago: Thousands of people stood in the streets of Poland’s cities in a silent tribute to President Lech Kaczyn- ski (lekh kah-CHIN’-skee) and the other 95 people killed in a plane crash the day before. After a five-month hia- tus, golfer Tiger Woods tied for fourth at the Masters, as Phil Mickelson earned his third green jacket. Today’s Birthdays: Former New York State Gover- nor Hugh Carey is 92. Ethel Kennedy is 83. Actor Joel Grey is 79. Actress Louise Lasser is 72. Pulitzer Prize- winning columnist Ellen Goodman is 70. Movie writer- director John Milius is 67. Actor Peter Riegert is 64. Actor Meshach Taylor is 64. Movie director Carl Franklin is 62. Actor Bill Irwin is 61. Country singer-songwriter Jim Laud- erdale is 54. Songwriter-producer Daryl Simmons is 54. Rock musician Nigel Pulsford is 50. Actor Lucky Vanous is 50. Country singer Steve Azar is 47. Singer Lisa Stansfield is 45. Rock musician Dylan Keefe (Marcy Play- ground) is 41. Actor Johnny Messner is 41. Actor Vicel- lous (vy-SAY’-luhs) Shannon is 40. Rapper David Ban- ner is 37. Actress Tricia Helfer is 37. Rock musician Chris Gaylor (The All-American Rejects) is 32. Actress Kelli Garner is 27. Singer Joss Stone is 24. Thought for Today: ‘‘If we were to wake up some morn- ing and find that everyone was the same race, creed, and color, we would find some other causes for prejudice by noon.’’ — George Aiken, U.S. senator (1892-1984). HAGAR the Horrible® By Chris Browne RUBES® By Leigh Rubin ZITS BY JERRY SCOTT & JIM BORGMAN FRANK & ERNEST® By Bob Thaves ALLEY OOP