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4B Daily News – Tuesday, July 9, 2013 PEANUTS® By Charles Schultz Today in History By The Associated Press DILBERT® GARFIELD® SHOE BLONDIE® BEETLE BAILEY® HAGAR the Horrible® ZITS FRANK & ERNEST® ALLEY OOP By Scott Adams By Jim Davis By Chris Cassatt and Gary Brookins By Dean Young and Stan Drake By Mort Walker By Chris Browne BY JERRY SCOTT & JIM BORGMAN By Bob Thaves Today is Tuesday, July 9, the 190th day of 2013. There are 175 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 9, 1943, during World War II, the Allies launched Operation Husky, their invasion of Sicily, with nighttime landings of American and British troops; a fullscale incursion by sea began in the small hours of July 10. (More than a month later, the Allies secured the island from the Axis.) On this date: In 1540, England's King Henry VIII had his 6-month-old marriage to his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves, annulled. In 1776, the Declaration of Independence was read aloud to Gen. George Washington's troops in New York. In 1816, Argentina declared independence from Spain. In 1850, the 12th president of the United States, Zachary Taylor, died after serving only 16 months of his term. (He was succeeded by Millard Fillmore.) In 1896, William Jennings Bryan delivered his famous ''cross of gold'' speech at the Democratic national convention in Chicago. In 1918, 101 people were killed in a train collision in Nashville, Tenn. The Distinguished Service Cross was established by an Act of Congress. In 1938, Supreme Court Justice Benjamin Cardozo died in Port Chester, N.Y., at age 68. In 1953, the MGM movie musical ''The Band Wagon,'' starring Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse, had its world premiere at New York's Radio City Music Hall. In 1962, pop artist Andy Warhol's exhibit of 32 paintings of Campbell's soup cans opened at the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles. In 1974, former U.S. Chief Justice Earl Warren died in Washington, D.C., at age 83. In 1986, the Attorney General's Commission on Pornography released the final draft of its report, which linked hardcore porn to sex crimes. In 1992, Democrat Bill Clinton tapped Tennessee Sen. Al Gore to be his running mate. Ten years ago: The Bush administration defended the war against Iraq, saying that information on Saddam Hussein's alleged illicit weapons programs was solid even though one of President George W. Bush's claims — that Iraq had sought uranium from Africa — was based on faulty evidence. Five years ago: Citing new DNA tests, prosecutors cleared JonBenet Ramsey's parents and brother in the 1996 killing of the 6-year-old beauty queen in Boulder, Colo. Massachusetts Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, battling a brain tumor, walked into the Senate to cast a dramatic vote in favor of long-stalled Medicare legislation. Iran test-fired nine missiles, including ones capable of hitting Israel. One year ago: Facing sagging jobs numbers, President Barack Obama sought to recast the November election as a fight over tax fairness, urging tax cut extensions for all families earning less than $250,000 but denying them to households making more than that. Today's Birthdays: Actor-singer Ed Ames is 86. Former Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld is 81. Neurologist and author Oliver Sacks is 80. Actor James Hampton is 77. Actor Brian Dennehy is 75. Actor Richard Roundtree is 71. Author Dean Koontz is 68. Football Hall-of-Famer O.J. Simpson is 66. Actor Chris Cooper is 62. TV personality John Tesh is 61. Country singer David Ball is 60. Rhythmand-blues singer Debbie Sledge (Sister Sledge) is 59. Actor Jimmy Smits is 58. Actress Lisa Banes is 58. Actor Tom Hanks is 57. Singer Marc Almond is 56. Actress Kelly McGillis is 56. Rock singer Jim Kerr (Simple Minds) is 54. Actress-rock singer Courtney Love is 49. Rock musician Frank Bello (Anthrax) is 48. Actor David O'Hara is 48. Rock musician Xavier Muriel (Buckcherry) is 45. Actor Scott Grimes is 42. Actor Enrique Murciano is 40. Musician/producer Jack White is 38. Thought for Today: ''Invest in the human soul. Who knows, it might be a diamond in the rough.'' — Mary McLeod Bethune, American educator and reformer (18751955). RUBES® By Leigh Rubin