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PEANUTS® Saturday, January 21, 2012 – Daily News 3B By Charles Schultz Today in History By The Associated Press DILBERT® By Scott Adams Today is Saturday, Jan. 21, the 21st day of 2012. There are 345 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 21, 1908, New York City's Board of Aldermen passed an ordinance prohibiting women from smoking in public. (Although the measure was vetoed two weeks later by Mayor George B. McClellan Jr., at least one woman, Katie Mulcahey, was arrested and spent a night in jail after being unable to pay a $5 fine.) On this date: In 1648, Margaret Brent went before the Maryland colo- nial assembly to seek two votes in that body, one for herself as a landowner, the other as the legal representative of the absent Lord Baltimore; the assembly turned her down. In 1793, during the French Revolution, King Louis XVI, condemned for treason, was executed on the guillotine. In 1861, Jefferson Davis of Mississippi and four other Southerners whose states had seceded from the Union resigned from the U.S. Senate. In 1910, the Great Paris Flood began as the rain-swollen GARFIELD® By Jim Davis Seine River burst its banks, sending water into the French capital. In 1924, Russian revolutionary Vladimir Lenin died at age 53. In 1937, Count Basie and his band recorded ''One O'Clock Jump'' for Decca Records (on this date in 1942, they re-recorded the song for Okeh Records). In 1954, the first atomic submarine, the USS Nautilus, was launched at Groton, Conn. In 1968, the Battle of Khe Sanh began during the Viet- SHOE By Chris Cassatt and Gary Brookins nam War as North Vietnamese forces attacked a U.S. Marine base; the Americans were able to hold their position until the siege was lifted 2 1/2 months later. An American B- 52 bomber carrying four hydrogen bombs crashed in Green- land, killing one crew member and scattering radioactive material. In 1977, President Jimmy Carter pardoned almost all Vietnam War draft evaders. In 1997, Speaker Newt Gingrich was reprimanded and fined as the House voted for the first time in history to dis- cipline its leader for ethical misconduct. Ten years ago: Sultry singer Peggy Lee died in Bel Air, Calif., at age 81. Five years ago: Venzuelan President Hugo Chavez told U.S. officials to ''Go to hell, gringos!'' and called Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice ''missy'' on his weekly radio and TV show, lashing out at Washington for what he called unacceptable meddling in his country's affairs. One year ago: Gabrielle Giffords, the Arizona congress- BLONDIE® By Dean Young and Stan Drake woman seriously wounded in a shooting rampage, was transferred from the University Medical Center trauma cen- ter in Tucson to Texas Medical Center in Houston to under- go months of therapy. President Barack Obama visited Sch- enectady, N.Y., the birthplace of the General Electric Co., to declare that his job was ''putting our economy into over- drive.'' Today's Birthdays: Actress Ann Wedgeworth is 78. BEETLE BAILEY® By Mort Walker World Golf Hall of Famer Jack Nicklaus is 72. Opera singer Placido Domingo is 71. Singer Richie Havens is 71. Singer Mac Davis is 70. Actress Jill Eikenberry is 65. Country musician Jim Ibbotson (The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) is 65. Singer-songwriter Billy Ocean is 62. U.S. Ambassador to China Gary Locke is 62. Attorney General Eric Holder is 61. Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen is 59. Actor-director Robby Benson is 56. Actress Geena Davis is 56. Basketball Hall of Famer Hakeem Olajuwon is 49. Actress Charlotte Ross is 44. Actor John Ducey is 43. Actress Karina Lom- bard is 43. Rapper Levirt (B-Rock and the Bizz) is 42. Rock musician Mark Trojanowski (Sister Hazel) is 42. Rock singer-songwriter Cat Power is 40. Rock DJ Chris Kilmore (Incubus) is 39. Actor Vincent Laresca is 38. Singer Emma Bunton (Spice Girls) is 36. Country singer Phil Stacey is 34. Thought for Today: ''I honestly think it is better to be a failure at something you love than to be a success at some- thing you hate.'' — George Burns, American comedian (1896-1996). HAGAR the Horrible® By Chris Browne RUBES® By Leigh Rubin ZITS BY JERRY SCOTT & JIM BORGMAN FRANK & ERNEST® By Bob Thaves ALLEY OOP