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PEANUTS® Thursday, October 20, 2011 – Daily News 5B By Charles Schultz Today in History By The Associated Press Today is Thursday, Oct. 20, the 293rd day of 2011. There are 72 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 20, 1944, during World War II, Gen. Douglas MacArthur stepped ashore at Leyte (LAY'-tee) in the Philip- pines, 2 1/2 years after saying, ''I shall return.'' On this date: DILBERT® By Scott Adams In 1740, Maria Theresa became ruler of Austria, Hun- gary and Bohemia upon the death of her father, Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI. In 1803, the U.S. Senate ratified the Louisiana Purchase. In 1936, Helen Keller's teacher, Anne Sullivan Macy, died in Forest Hills, N.Y., at age 70. In 1947, the House Un-American Activities Committee opened hearings into alleged Communist influence and infiltration in the U.S. motion picture industry. In 1964, the 31st president of the United States, Herbert GARFIELD® By Jim Davis Hoover, died in New York at age 90. In 1967, seven men were convicted in Meridian, Miss., of violating the civil rights of three slain civil rights workers. In 1968, former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy married Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis. In 1973, in the so-called ''Saturday Night Massacre,'' SHOE By Chris Cassatt and Gary Brookins BLONDIE® By Dean Young and Stan Drake special Watergate prosecutor Archibald Cox was dismissed and Attorney General Elliot L. Richardson and Deputy Attorney General William B. Ruckelshaus resigned. In 1981, a bungled armored truck robbery carried out by members of radical groups in Nanuet, N.Y., left a guard and two police officers dead. In 1986, the government of Nicaragua formally charged captured American mercenary Eugene Hasenfus with sever- al crimes, including terrorism. (Although convicted and sen- tenced to prison, Hasenfus was pardoned and released by Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega.) Ten years ago: During a visit to Shanghai, China, Presi- dent George W. Bush challenged Asian leaders to help ''save the civilized world'' by joining his war against terror- ism. Officials announced that anthrax had been discovered in a House postal facility on Capitol Hill. Five years ago: President George W. Bush conceded in an Associated Press interview that ''right now, it's tough'' for American forces in Iraq, but the White House said he would not change U.S. strategy in the face of pre-election polls indicating voters were upset. Actress Jane Wyatt, per- haps best remembered as Margaret Anderson on ''Father Knows Best,'' died in Los Angeles at age 96. One year ago: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (ah-muh-DEE'-neh-zhahd) and visiting Venezuelan Presi- dent Hugo Chavez hailed what they called their strong strategic relationship, saying they were united in efforts to establish a ''new world order'' that would eliminate Western dominance over global affairs. NPR fired news analyst Juan Williams after he talked about feeling nervous on airline flights with people in Muslim attire during an interview on Fox News Channel. Bob Guccione, 79, founder of Pent- house magazine, died in Plano, Texas. Today's Birthdays: Actor William Christopher is 79. BEETLE BAILEY® By Mort Walker Japan's Empress Michiko is 77. Rockabilly singer Wanda Jackson is 74. Singer Tom Petty is 61. Actor William ''Rusty'' Russ is 61. Actress Melanie Mayron is 59. Retired MLB All-Star Keith Hernandez is 58. Sen. Sheldon White- house, D-R.I., is 56. Movie director Danny Boyle (''Slum- dog Millionaire'') is 55. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis is 54. Actor Viggo Mortensen is 53. Rock musician Jim Sonefeld (Hootie & The Blowfish) is 47. Rock musician David Ryan is 47. Rock musician Doug Eldridge (Oleander) is 44. Polit- ical commentator and blogger Michelle Malkin is 41. Rap- per Snoop Dogg is 40. Singer Dannii Minogue is 40. Coun- try musician Jeff Loberg is 35. Actor Sam Witwer is 34. Actor John Krasinski is 32. Actress Katie Featherston is 29. Actress Jennifer Nicole Freeman (''My Wife and Kids'') is 26. Thought for Today: ''The happiness of most people is not ruined by great catastrophes or fatal errors, but by the repetition of slowly destructive little things.'' — Ernest Dim- net, French priest, lecturer and author (1866-1954). HAGAR the Horrible® By Chris Browne RUBES® By Leigh Rubin ZITS BY JERRY SCOTT & JIM BORGMAN FRANK & ERNEST® By Bob Thaves ALLEY OOP