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PEANUTS® By Charles Schultz Tuesday, January 17, 2012 – Daily News 3B Today in History By The Associated Press Today is Tuesday, Jan. 17, the 17th day of 2012. There are 349 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 17, 1962, ten former winners of rigged TV quiz DILBERT® By Scott Adams shows, including Charles Van Doren, pleaded guilty in New York to perjury, admitting they'd lied under oath when they denied being given answers in advance. (All received sus- pended sentences.) On this date: In 1562, French Protestants were recognized under the Edict of St. Germain. In 1893, the 19th president of the United States, Ruther- ford B. Hayes, died in Fremont, Ohio, at age 70. Hawaii's monarchy was overthrown as a group of businessmen and sugar planters forced Queen Lili'uokalani (lee-LEE'-oo-oh- kah-LAH'-nee) to abdicate. the Virgin Islands. In 1917, the United States paid Denmark $25 million for In 1929, the cartoon character Popeye the Sailor made his debut in the ''Thimble Theatre'' comic strip. In 1945, Soviet and Polish forces liberated Warsaw dur- GARFIELD® By Jim Davis ing World War II; Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, credited with saving tens of thousands of Jews, disappeared in Hungary while in Soviet custody. In 1950, the Great Brink's Robbery took place as seven masked men held up a Brink's garage in Boston, stealing $1.2 million in cash and $1.5 million in checks and money orders. (Although the entire gang was caught, only part of the loot was recovered.) In 1961, President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivered his farewell address in which he warned against ''the acquisi- tion of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex.'' In 1977, convicted murderer Gary Gilmore, 36, was shot SHOE By Chris Cassatt and Gary Brookins by a firing squad at Utah State Prison in the first U.S. exe- cution in a decade. In 1989, five children were shot to death at the Cleveland Elementary School in Stockton, Calif., by a drifter, Patrick Purdy, who then killed himself. In 1994, a 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck Southern California, killing at least 72 people. In 1995, more than 6,000 people were killed when an BLONDIE® By Dean Young and Stan Drake earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 devastated the city of Kobe, Japan. Ten years ago: Enron fired accounting firm Arthur Andersen, citing its destruction of thousands of documents and its accounting advice; for its part, Andersen said its rela- tionship with Enron ended in early December 2001 when the company slid into bankruptcy. Five years ago: A year after disclosure of a domestic spy- ing program that President George W. Bush maintained was within his authority to operate, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales announced the administration had shifted its posi- tion and would seek the approval of an independent panel of federal judges. One year ago: Apple Inc. announced that its CEO, Steve Jobs, was taking his second medical leave of absence in two years. (Jobs died in October 2011.) Today's Birthdays: Actress Betty White is 90. Former BEETLE BAILEY® By Mort Walker Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach is 90. Former FCC chairman Newton N. Minow is 86. Hairdresser Vidal Sas- soon is 84. Actor James Earl Jones is 81. Talk show host Maury Povich is 73. International Boxing Hall of Famer Muhammad Ali is 70. Pop singer Chris Montez is 70. Rhythm-and-blues singer William Hart (The Delfonics) is 67. Rock musician Mick Taylor is 64. Rhythm-and-blues singer Sheila Hutchinson (The Emotions) is 59. Singer Steve Earle is 57. Singer Paul Young is 56. Actor-comedian Steve Harvey is 55. Singer Susanna Hoffs (The Bangles) is 53. Actor-comedian Jim Carrey is 50. First Lady Michelle Obama is 48. Actor Joshua Malina is 46. Singer Shabba Ranks is 46. Rock musician Jon Wysocki is 44. Actor Naveen Andrews is 43. Rapper Kid Rock is 41. Actor Fred- dy Rodriguez is 37. Actress Zooey Deschanel is 32. Thought for Today: ''The only thing wrong with immortality is that it tends to go on forever.'' — Herb Caen, American newspaper columnist (1916-1997). HAGAR the Horrible® By Chris Browne RUBES® By Leigh Rubin ZITS BY JERRY SCOTT & JIM BORGMAN FRANK & ERNEST® By Bob Thaves ALLEY OOP