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PEANUTS® By Charles Schultz Friday, October 7, 2011 – Daily News 5B Today in History By The Associated Press DILBERT® By Scott Adams Today is Friday, Oct. 7, the 280th day of 2011. There are 85 days left in the year. The Jewish Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur, begins at sunset. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 7, 2001, the current war in Afghanistan started as the United States and Britain launched air attacks against mil- itary targets and Osama bin Laden's training camps in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks. Speaking from the White House, President George W. Bush said, ''We will not waver, we will not tire.'' On this date: In 1777, the second Battle of Saratoga began during the American Revolution. (British forces under Gen. John Bur- goyne surrendered ten days later.) In 1858, the fifth debate between Illinois senatorial candi- dates Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas took place in Galesburg. In 1910, a major wildfire devastated the northern Min- GARFIELD® By Jim Davis nesota towns of Spooner and Baudette, charring at least 300,000 acres. Some 40 people are believed to have died. In 1949, the Republic of East Germany was formed. In 1960, Democratic presidential candidate John F. Kennedy and Republican opponent Richard M. Nixon held their second televised debate, in Washington, D.C. In 1981, Egypt's parliament named Vice President Hosni Mubarak (HAHS'-nee moo-BAH'-rahk) to succeed the assassinated Anwar Sadat. In 1985, Palestinian gunmen hijacked the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro (ah-KEE'-leh LOW'-roh) in the Mediter- ranean. (The hijackers, who killed Jewish American tourist Leon Klinghoffer, surrendered two days after taking over the ship.) SHOE By Chris Cassatt and Gary Brookins In 1991, University of Oklahoma law professor Anita Hill publicly accused Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas of making sexually inappropriate comments when she worked for him; Thomas denied Hill's allegations. In 1996, Fox News Channel made its debut. In 1998, Matthew Shepard, a gay college student at the BLONDIE® By Dean Young and Stan Drake BEETLE BAILEY® By Mort Walker University of Wyoming, was beaten, robbed and left tied to a wooden fencepost outside of Laramie; he died five days later. (Russell Henderson and Aaron McKinney are serving life sentences for Shepard's murder.) Ten years ago: The Emmy Awards telecast, delayed three weeks by the Sept. 11 attacks, was again postponed. (The awards finally took place on Nov. 4, 2001.) Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants wrapped up his record-breaking season with his 73rd homer. San Diego's Rickey Henderson became the 25th player with 3,000 hits. Herbert Block, the Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist known as ''herblock,'' died in Washington at age 91. Five years ago: Anna Politkovskaya, a journalist who'd chronicled Russian military abuses against civilians in Chechnya, was found shot to death in Moscow. One year ago: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie canceled construction of a decades-in-the-making train tunnel between New Jersey and Manhattan, citing cost overruns that had ballooned the price tag from $5 billion to $10 billion or more. Today's Birthdays: Retired South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu is 80. Comedian Joy Behar (TV: ''The View'') is 69. Former National Security Council aide Oliver North is 68. Rock musician Kevin Godley (10cc) is 66. Actress Jill Larson (TV: ''All My Children'') is 64. Country singer Kieran Kane is 62. Singer John Mellencamp is 60. Rock musician Ricky Phillips is 60. Actress Mary Badham (Film: ''To Kill a Mockingbird'') is 59. Actress Christopher Norris is 58. Rock musician Tico Torres (Bon Jovi) is 58. Cellist Yo-Yo Ma is 56. Gospel singer Michael W. Smith is 54. Actor Dylan Baker is 53. Recording executive and TV personality Simon Cowell (TV: ''The X Factor'') is 52. Rock musician Charlie Marinkovich (Iron Butterfly) is 52. Coun- try singer Dale Watson is 49. Rhythm-and-blues singer Toni Braxton is 44. Rock singer-musician Thom Yorke (Radio- head) is 43. Singer Taylor Hicks (''American Idol'') is 35. Thought for Today: ''Being right half the time beats being half-right all the time.'' — Malcolm Forbes, American publisher (1919-1990). HAGAR the Horrible® By Chris Browne RUBES® By Leigh Rubin ZITS BY JERRY SCOTT & JIM BORGMAN FRANK & ERNEST® By Bob Thaves ALLEY OOP