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PEANUTS® By Charles Schultz Tuesday, October 25, 2011 – Daily News 5B Today in History By The Associated Press DILBERT® By Scott Adams Today is Tuesday, Oct. 25, the 298th day of 2011. There are 67 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 25, 1854, the ''Charge of the Light Brigade'' took place during the Crimean War as an English brigade of more than 600 men charged the Russian army despite hopeless odds and suffered heavy losses. On this date: In 1760, Britain's King George III succeeded his late grandfather, George II. In 1859, radical abolitionist John Brown went on trial in Charles Town, Va., for his failed raid at Harpers Ferry. (Brown was convicted and hanged.) In 1881, artist Pablo Picasso was born in Malaga, Spain. In 1910, ''America the Beautiful,'' with words by Katharine Lee Bates and music by Samuel A. Ward, was first published. GARFIELD® By Jim Davis In 1929, former Interior Secretary Albert B. Fall was con- victed in Washington, D.C., of accepting a $100,000 bribe from oil tycoon Edward L. Doheny. (Fall was sentenced to a year in prison and fined $100,000; he ended up serving nine months.) In 1951, peace talks aimed at ending the Korean War resumed in Panmunjom after 63 days. In 1962, U.S. ambassador Adlai E. Stevenson presented photographic evidence of Soviet-built missile bases in Cuba to the U.N. Security Council. In 1971, the U.N. General Assembly voted to admit main- land China and expel Taiwan. In 1981, on the centenary of the birth of Pablo Picasso, the SHOE By Chris Cassatt and Gary Brookins BLONDIE® By Dean Young and Stan Drake artist's painting ''Guernica'' was returned to Spain after spending four decades in the possession of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. In 1986, in Game 6 of the World Series, the Boston Red Sox lost to the New York Mets, 6-5, on a wild pitch and an error in the tenth inning, forcing a seventh game, which the Mets ended up winning. Ten years ago: A day after the House signed on, the Sen- ate sent President George W. Bush the USA PATRIOT (Unit- ing and Strengthening America By Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism) Act, a package of measures giving police sweeping new powers to search people's homes and business records secretly and to eavesdrop on telephone and computer conversations. Ford Motor Co. settled one of the industry's biggest auto defect cases, agreeing to pay for repairs on millions of cars and trucks with an ignition-system flaw that could cause the vehi- cles to stall in traffic. Five years ago: Acknowledging painful losses in Iraq, President George W. Bush told a news conference he was not satisfied with the progress of the long and unpopular war, but he still insisted the United States was winning and should not think about withdrawing. One year ago: Afghan President Hamid Karzai acknowl- edged receiving millions of dollars in cash from Iran, adding that Washington gave him ''bags of money'' as well because his office lacked funds. In Indonesia, an earthquake triggered a tsunami off western Sumatra that killed more than 460 peo- ple and destroyed homes, mosques and other buildings. Today's Birthdays: Former American League president BEETLE BAILEY® By Mort Walker Dr. Bobby Brown is 87. Actress Jeanne Cooper is 83. Actress Marion Ross is 83. Country singer Jeanne Black is 74. Bas- ketball Hall of Famer Bobby Knight is 71. Author Anne Tyler is 70. Rock singer Jon Anderson (Yes) is 67. Political strategist James Carville is 67. Singer Taffy Danoff (Starland Vocal Band) is 67. Rock musician Glenn Tipton (Judas Priest) is 64. Actor Brian Kerwin is 62. Actor Mark L. Tay- lor is 61. Movie director Julian Schnabel is 60. Rock musi- cian Matthias Jabs is 55. Actress Nancy Cartwright (''The Simpsons'') is 54. Rock musician Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers; Chickenfoot) is 50. Pop singer Katy Perry is 27. Singer Ciara is 26. Thought for Today: ''Is it really so difficult to tell a good action from a bad one? I think one usually knows right away or a moment afterward, in a horrid flash of regret.'' — Mary McCarthy, American author and critic (born in 1912, died this day in 1989). HAGAR the Horrible® By Chris Browne RUBES® By Leigh Rubin ZITS BY JERRY SCOTT & JIM BORGMAN FRANK & ERNEST® By Bob Thaves ALLEY OOP