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PEANUTS® By Charles Schultz Saturday, January 1, 2011 – Daily News – 5B Today in History By The Associated Press Today is Saturday, Jan. 1, the first day of 2011. There are 364 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: DILBERT® By Scott Adams On Jan. 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring that slaves in rebel states were free. On this date: In 1511, the first Henry, Duke of Cornwall, son of King Henry VIII of England and Catherine of Aragon, was born. (However, the baby died less than two months later.) In 1861, Mexican forces loyal to Benito Juarez recap- tured Mexico City, effectively ending the Reform War. In 1890, the first Tournament of Roses was held in Pasade- na, Calif. In 1892, the Ellis Island Immigrant Station in New York formally opened. In 1911, Baseball Hall-of-Famer Hank Greenberg, con- sidered the sport’s first Jewish superstar, was born in New York. GARFIELD® By Jim Davis In 1953, country singer Hank Williams Sr., 29, was SHOE By Chris Cassatt and Gary Brookins discovered dead in the back seat of his car during a stop in Oak Hill, W.Va., while he was being driven to a con- cert date in Canton, Ohio. In 1959, Fidel Castro and his revolutionaries overthrew Cuban leader Fulgencio Batista, who fled to the Domini- can Republic. In 1961, in the first American Football League Cham- pionship Game, the Houston Oilers defeated the Los Ange- les Chargers, 24-16, at Jeppesen Stadium. In 1984, the breakup of AT&T took place as the telecom- munications giant was divested of its 22 Bell System com- panies under terms of an antitrust agreement. In 1994, the North American Free Trade Agreement went into effect. Ten years ago: It was announced that Tyson Foods Inc. BLONDIE® By Dean Young and Stan Drake would buy beef and pork giant IBP Inc. in a deal valued at $3.2 billion in cash and stock. (Tyson later tried to back out, but IBP sued, and a judge ordered Tyson to complete the deal.) In time for the year 2001, a mysterious black monolith, standing nine feet tall, appeared in Seattle’s Mag- nuson Park, placed there by guerrilla artists. Actor Ray Walston died in Beverly Hills, Calif., at age 86. Five years ago: President George W. Bush strongly defend- ed his domestic spying program, calling it legal as well as vital to thwarting terrorist attacks. The Medicare pre- scription drug plan went into effect. American teenager Farris Hassan, who’d traveled alone to Iraq to experience the lives of its people, returned home to Florida after three weeks in the Middle East. New England’s Doug Flutie converted the NFL’s first successful drop kick in 64 years during a 28-26 loss to Miami. One year ago: A suicide bomber detonated a truck- BEETLE BAILEY® By Mort Walker load of explosives on a volleyball field in northwest Pak- istan, killing at least 97 people. Today’s Birthdays: Former Sen. Ernest Hollings, D- S.C., is 89. Actor Ty Hardin is 81. Documentary maker Frederick Wiseman is 81. Actor Frank Langella is 73. Rock singer-musician Country Joe McDonald is 69. Writer-come- dian Don Novello is 68. Actor Rick Hurst is 65. Coun- try singer Steve Ripley (The Tractors) is 61. Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., is 57. Rapper Grandmaster Flash is 53. Actress Ren Woods is 53. Actress Dedee Pfeiffer is 47. Actress Embeth Davidtz is 45. Country singer Brian Flynn (Flynnville Train) is 45. Actor Morris Chestnut is 42. Actor Verne Troyer is 42. Thought for Today: ‘‘It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers.’’ — James Thurber, Amer- ican humorist (1894-1961). HAGAR the Horrible® By Chris Browne RUBES® By Leigh Rubin ZITS BY JERRY SCOTT & JIM BORGMAN FRANK & ERNEST® By Bob Thaves ALLEY OOP