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PEANUTS® By Charles Schultz Tuesday, June 29, 2010 – Daily News – 3B Today in History By The Associated Press Today is Tuesday, June 29, the 180th day of 2010. There are 185 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On June 29, 1910, composer-lyricist Frank Loesser (LEH’- suhr), who wrote the songs for such Broadway musicals as ‘‘Guys and Dolls,’’ ‘‘The Most Happy Fella’’ and ‘‘How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,’’ was born in New York. DILBERT® By Scott Adams On this date: In 1776, the Virginia state constitution was adopted, and Patrick Henry was made governor. In 1946, authorities in British-ruled Palestine arrested more than 2,700 Jews in an attempt to stamp out extremists. In 1954, the Atomic Energy Commission voted against reinstating Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer’s access to classified information. In 1966, the United States bombed fuel storage facilities near the North Vietnamese cities of Hanoi and Haiphong (HY’-fahng). GARFIELD® By Jim Davis In 1967, Jerusalem was re-unified as Israel removed bar- ricades separating the Old City from the Israeli sector. In 1970, the United States ended a two-month military offensive into Cambodia. In 1972, the Supreme Court ruled the death penalty as it was being meted out could constitute ‘‘cruel and unusu- al punishment.’’ (The ruling prompted states to revise their capital punishment laws.) In 1988, the Supreme Court upheld the independent coun- sel law. SHOE By Chris Cassatt and Gary Brookins In 1995, a department store in Seoul (sohl), South Korea, collapsed, killing at least 500 people. Actress Lana Turner died in Century City, Calif. at age 74. In 2003, actress Katharine Hepburn died in Old Saybrook, Conn., at age 96. Ten years ago: An overloaded ship carrying some 500 people, many fleeing sectarian violence in Indonesia’s Maluku islands, sank, killing all but 10 known survivors. President Bill Clinton nominated former Congressman Norman Mine- ta to lead the Commerce Department and become the first Asian-American Cabinet secretary. Actor Vittorio Gassman died in Rome at age 77. Five years ago: President George W. Bush, embracing nearly all the recommendations of a White House commission, said he was creating a national security service at the FBI to specialize in intelligence as part of a shake-up of the dis- parate U.S. spy agencies. Mexico released a series of postage stamps depicting an exaggerated black cartoon character known as ‘‘Memin Pinguin,’’ prompting protests from U.S. activists. BLONDIE® By Dean Young and Stan Drake BEETLE BAILEY® By Mort Walker One year ago: U.S. combat troops withdrew from Iraqi cities, the first major step toward removing all American forces from the country by Dec. 31, 2011. Disgraced financier Bernard Madoff received a 150-year sentence for his multibillion- dollar fraud. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that white fire- fighters in New Haven, Conn., were denied promotion because of their race. Indoor tennis came to Wimbledon as the new retractable roof over Centre Court was closed after rain halt- ed play during a fourth-round match with Amelie Maures- mo leading top-ranked Dinara Safina, 6-4, 1-4. (Safina ended up winning, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.) Today’s Birthdays:Movie producer Robert Evans is 80. Songwriter L. Russell Brown is 70. Actor Gary Busey is 66. Comedian Richard Lewis is 63. Actor-turned-politican- turned-radio personality Fred Grandy is 62. Rock musician Ian Paice (Deep Purple) is 62. Singer Don Dokken (Dokken) is 57. Rock singer Colin Hay (Men At Work) is 57. Actress Maria Conchita Alonso is 53. Actress Sharon Lawrence is 49. Actress Amanda Donohoe is 48. Rhythm-and-blues singer Stedman Pearson (Five Star) is 46. Actress Kathleen Wil- hoite is 46. Musician Dale Baker is 44. Actress Melora Hardin is 43. Rap DJ Shadow is 38. Country musician Todd San- som (Marshall Dyllon) is 32. Singer Nicole Scherzinger is 32. Thought for Today: ‘‘A hypocrite is a person who — but who isn’t?’’ — Don Marquis, American journalist-author (1878-1937). HAGAR the Horrible® By Chris Browne RUBES® By Leigh Rubin ZITS BY JERRY SCOTT & JIM BORGMAN FRANK & ERNEST® By Bob Thaves ALLEY OOP