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PEANUTS® By Charles Schultz Monday, June 20, 2011 – Daily News 3B Today in History By The Associated Press Today is Monday, June 20, the 171st day of 2011. There are 194 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: DILBERT® By Scott Adams On June 20, 1921, U.S. Rep. Alice Mary Robertson, R- Okla., became the first woman to preside over a session of the House of Representatives. The milestone was reached during a roll call vote on funding a U.S. delegation to the centenary celebration of Peru’s independence. On this date: In 1782, Congress approved the Great Seal of the United States. In 1791, King Louis XVI of France and his family attempted to flee the country in the so-called ‘‘Flight to Varennes,’’ but were caught. In 1837, Queen Victoria acceded to the British throne fol- lowing the death of her uncle, King William IV. In 1863, West Virginia became the 35th state. In 1893, a jury in New Bedford, Mass., found Lizzie Bor- den not guilty of the ax murders of her father and stepmoth- er. GARFIELD® By Jim Davis In 1910, entertainer Fanny Brice made her official debut with The Ziegfeld Follies. In 1947, Benjamin ‘‘Bugsy’’ Siegel was shot dead at the Beverly Hills, Calif., mansion of his girlfriend, Virginia Hill, apparently at the order of mob associates. In 1963, the United States and Soviet Union signed an agreement to set up a ‘‘hot line’’ between the two super- powers. SHOE By Chris Cassatt and Gary Brookins In 1967, boxer Muhammad Ali was convicted in Hous- ton of violating Selective Service laws by refusing to be drafted. (Ali’s conviction was ultimately overturned by the Supreme Court). In 1979, ABC News correspondent Bill Stewart was shot to death in Managua, Nicaragua, by a member of President Anastasio Somoza’s national guard. Ten years ago: Houston resident Andrea Yates drowned BLONDIE® By Dean Young and Stan Drake her five children in the family bathtub, then called police. (Yates was later convicted of murder, but had her conviction overturned; she was acquitted by reason of insanity in a retri- al.) American Lori Berenson was convicted and sentenced to 20 years in prison by a Peruvian court for collaborating with leftist guerrillas. (Berenson was paroled after serving 15 years.) Pakistan’s military ruler, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, dismissed the country’s president and took the post himself. Billy Collins was named the 11th U.S. poet laureate. Five years ago: The U.S. military recovered the booby- trapped bodies of two missing soldiers in Iraq. Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (joon-ee-chee-roh koh- ee-zoo-mee) announced the withdrawal of Japanese ground troops from Iraq. National Guardsmen rolled into New Orleans to reinforce a depleted police department and battle a surge in violence. BEETLE BAILEY® By Mort Walker One year ago: Juan Manuel Santos, a former defense minister from a politically powerful clan who oversaw a major weakening of leftist rebels, won Colombia’s presi- dency. Today’s Birthdays: Actress Olympia Dukakis is 80. Actor Martin Landau is 80. Actor James Tolkan is 80. Actor Danny Aiello is 78. Blues musician Lazy Lester is 78. Actor John Mahoney is 71. Movie director Stephen Frears is 70. Singer-songwriter Brian Wilson is 69. Actor John McCook is 67. Singer Anne Murray is 66. TV personality Bob Vila is 65. Musician Andre Watts is 65. Actress Candy Clark is 64. Producer Tina Sinatra is 63. Rhythm-and-blues singer Lionel Richie is 62. Actor John Goodman is 59. Rock musi- cian Michael Anthony is 57. Pop musician John Taylor is 51. Rock musician Mark DeGliantoni (de-GLI’-an-toh-nee) is 49. Rock musician Murphy Karges (Sugar Ray) is 44. Actress Nicole Kidman is 44. Country/bluegrass singer- musician Dan Tyminski is 44. Movie director Robert Rodriguez is 43. Country-folk singer-songwriter Amos Lee is 34. Country singer Chuck Wicks is 32. Christian rock musician Chris Dudley (Underoath) is 28. Thought for Today: ‘‘The art of progress is to preserve order amid change and to preserve change amid order.’’ — Alfred North Whitehead, English philosopher and mathe- matician (1861-1947). HAGAR the Horrible® By Chris Browne RUBES® By Leigh Rubin ZITS BY JERRY SCOTT & JIM BORGMAN FRANK & ERNEST® By Bob Thaves ALLEY OOP