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PEANUTS® Saturday, January 28, 2012 – Daily News 5B By Charles Schultz Today in History The Associated Press Today is Saturday, Jan. 28, the 28th day of 2012. There are 338 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff from Cape Canaveral, killing all seven crew members, including schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe. DILBERT® By Scott Adams On this date: In 1547, England's King Henry VIII died; he was suc- ceeded by his 9-year-old son, Edward VI. In 1813, the novel "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen was first published in London, anonymously. In 1853, Cuban revolutionary Jose Marti was born in Havana. In 1909, the United States withdrew its forces from Cuba as Jose Miguel Gomez became president. In 1912, abstract painter Jackson Pollock was born in Cody, Wyo. GARFIELD® By Jim Davis In 1915, the United States Coast Guard was created as President Woodrow Wilson signed a bill merging the Life- Saving Service and Revenue Cutter Service. In 1916, Louis D. Brandeis was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson to the Supreme Court; Brandeis became the court's first Jewish member. In 1945, during World War II, Allied supplies began reaching China over the newly reopened Burma Road. In 1962, the last of Washington, D.C.'s streetcars made its final run. nam War. In 1973, a cease-fire officially went into effect in the Viet- In 1980, six U.S. diplomats who had avoided being taken hostage at their embassy in Tehran flew out of Iran with the help of Canadian diplomats. SHOE By Chris Cassatt and Gary Brookins In 1982, Italian anti-terrorism forces rescued U.S. Brigadier General James L. Dozier, 42 days after he had been kidnapped by the Red Brigades. Ten years ago: Hamid Karzai, the first Afghan leader to visit Washington in 39 years, met with President George W. Bush, who promised a "lasting partnership" with Afghanistan. Afghan troops backed by U.S. Special Forces stormed a hospital ward in Kandahar, killing six al-Qaida gunmen who had repeatedly refused to surrender. An Ecuadorean Boeing 727 jetliner crashed into the side of a volcano, killing all 94 aboard. "Pippi Longstocking" creator Astrid Lindgren died in Stockholm, Sweden, at age 94. Five years ago: U.S.-backed Iraqi troops attacked insur- BLONDIE® By Dean Young and Stan Drake gents allegedly plotting to kill pilgrims at a major Shiite Muslim religious festival; Iraqi officials estimated some 300 militants died in the daylong battle near Najaf. (A U.S. heli- copter crashed during the fight, killing two American sol- diers.) BEETLE BAILEY® By Mort Walker One year ago: Chaos engulfed Egypt as protesters seized the streets of Cairo, battling police, burning down the ruling party's headquarters and defying a military curfew. Hun- dreds gathered at NASA's launch site to mark the 25th anniversary of the Challenger disaster. Today's Birthdays: Musician-composer Acker Bilk is 83. Actor Nicholas Pryor is 77. Actor Alan Alda is 76. Actress Susan Howard is 70. Actress Marthe Keller is 67. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., is 65. Actress-singer Barbi Benton is 62. Evangelical pastor Rick Warren is 58. French President Nicolas Sarkozy is 57. Actress Harley Jane Kozak is 55. Movie director Frank Darabont is 53. Rock musician Dave Sharp is 53. Rock singer Sam Phillips is 50. Rock musician Dan Spitz is 49. Country musician Greg Cook (Ricochet) is 47. Gospel singer Marvin Sapp is 45. Singer Sarah McLachlan is 44. Rapper Rakim is 44. DJ Muggs (Cypress Hill) is 44. Actress Kathryn Morris ("Cold Case") is 43. Rhythm-and-blues singer Anthony Hamilton is 41. Rock musician Brandon Bush is 39. MLB player Jermaine Dye is 38. Singer Joey Fatone Jr. ('N Sync) is 35. Rapper Rick Ross is 35. Actress Rosamund Pike is 33. Singer Nick Carter (Backstreet Boys) is 32. Actor Elijah Wood is 31. Thought for Today: "It is difficult to say what is impos- sible, for the dream of yesterday is the hope of today and the reality of tomorrow." — Robert H. Goddard, American rocket engineer (1882-1945). HAGAR the Horrible® By Chris Browne RUBES® By Leigh Rubin ZITS BY JERRY SCOTT & JIM BORGMAN FRANK & ERNEST® By Bob Thaves ALLEY OOP