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PEANUTS® By Charles Schultz Friday, May 25, 2012 – Daily News 3B Today in History By The Associated Press DILBERT® By Scott Adams Today is Friday, May 25, the 146th day of 2012. There are 220 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 25, 1787, the Constitutional Convention began at the Pennsylvania State House (Independence Hall) in Philadelphia after enough delegates had shown up for a quo- rum. (The Convention ended four months later with the del- egates adopting the Constitution of the United States.) On this date: In 1810, Argentina began its revolt against Spanish rule with the forming of the Primera Junta in Buenos Aires. In 1895, playwright Oscar Wilde was convicted of a morals charge in London; he was sentenced to two years in prison. In 1916, the Chicago Tribune published an interview with Henry Ford in which the automobile industrialist was quoted as saying, ''History is more or less bunk. It's tradi- tion. We don't want tradition. We want to live in the present and the only history that is worth a tinker's dam is the histo- ry we make today.'' GARFIELD® By Jim Davis his career, for the Boston Braves, in a game against the Pitts- burgh Pirates. In 1946, Transjordan (now Jordan) became a kingdom as it proclaimed its new monarch, Abdullah I. In 1961, President John F. Kennedy told Congress: ''I In 1935, Babe Ruth hit the 714th and final home run of believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth.'' In 1968, the Gateway Arch in St. Louis was dedicated by Vice President Hubert Humphrey and Interior Secretary Stewart Udall. In 1981, daredevil Dan Goodwin, wearing a Spiderman costume, scaled the outside of Chicago's Sears Tower in 7 1/2 hours. SHOE By Chris Cassatt and Gary Brookins ''Hands Across America'' to raise money for the nation's hungry and homeless. In 1986, an estimated 7 million Americans participated in BLONDIE® By Dean Young and Stan Drake ''Tonight Show,'' succeeding Johnny Carson. Ten years ago: President George W. Bush, during a visit to St. Petersburg, joined Russian President Vladimir Putin in pressuring Pakistan's president to curb cross-border vio- lence in Kashmir and ease tensions with neighboring India. A China Airlines Boeing 747-200 flying to Hong Kong crashed in the Taiwan Strait, killing all 225 people on board. A passenger train and a freight train collided in southern Mozambique, killing more than 190 people. Five years ago: President George W. Bush signed a bill to pay for military operations in Iraq that did not contain a timetable for troop withdrawals. In 1992, Jay Leno made his debut as host of NBC's BEETLE BAILEY® By Mort Walker One year ago: President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron confronted complex securi- ty debates over Afghanistan, Libya and economic growth during Obama's state visit to London. A judge in Salt Lake City sentenced street preacher Brian David Mitchell to life in prison for kidnapping and raping Elizabeth Smart, who was 14 at the time of her abduction in 2002. Today's Birthdays: Lyricist Hal David is 91. Former White House news secretary Ron Nessen is 78. Country singer-songwriter Tom T. Hall is 76. Actor Sir Ian McKellen is 73. Country singer Jessi Colter is 69. Actress-singer Leslie Uggams is 69. Movie director and Muppeteer Frank Oz is 68. Actress Karen Valentine is 65. Rock singer Klaus Meine (The Scorpions) is 64. Actress Patti D'Arbanville is 61. Actress Connie Sellecca is 57. Rock singer-musician Paul Weller is 54. Actor-comedian Mike Myers is 49. Actor Matt Borlenghi is 45. Actor Joseph Reitman is 44. Rock musician Glen Drover is 43. Actress Anne Heche (haych) is 43. Actresses Sidney and Lindsay Greenbush (TV: ''Little House on the Prairie'') are 42. Actor-comedian Jamie Kennedy is 42. Actress Octavia Spencer (Film: ''The Help'') is 42. Actor Justin Henry is 41. Thought for Today: ''Nothing is really work unless you would rather be doing something else.'' — Sir James Barrie, Scottish dramatist (1860-1937). HAGAR the Horrible® By Chris Browne RUBES® By Leigh Rubin ZITS BY JERRY SCOTT & JIM BORGMAN FRANK & ERNEST® By Bob Thaves ALLEY OOP