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PEANUTS® Wednesday, February 15, 2012 – Daily News 3B By Charles Schultz Today in History By The Associated Press Today is Wednesday, Feb. 15, the 46th day of 2012. There are 320 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 15, 1952, a funeral was held at Windsor Castle for Britain's King George VI, who had died nine days earli- er. On this date: DILBERT® By Scott Adams In 1764, the city of St. Louis was established by Pierre Laclede and Auguste Chouteau. In 1812, American jeweler Charles Lewis Tiffany, the founder of Tiffany & Co., was born in Killingly, Conn. In 1898, the U.S. battleship Maine mysteriously blew up in Havana Harbor, killing more than 260 crew members and bringing the United States closer to war with Spain. In 1933, President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt escaped an assassination attempt in Miami that mortally wounded Chicago Mayor Anton J. Cermak; gunman Giuseppe Zan- gara was executed more than four weeks later. In 1942, the British colony Singapore surrendered to Japanese forces during World War II. In 1953, Tenley Albright became the first American GARFIELD® By Jim Davis woman to win the world figure skating championship, held in Davos, Switzerland. In 1961, 73 people, including an 18-member U.S. figure skating team en route to the World Championships in Czechoslovakia, were killed in the crash of a Sabena Air- lines Boeing 707 in Belgium. In 1965, Canada's new maple-leaf flag was unfurled in ceremonies in Ottawa. In 1971, Britain and Ireland ''decimalised'' their curren- cies, making one pound equal to 100 new pence instead of 240 pence. SHOE By Chris Cassatt and Gary Brookins In 1982, 84 men were killed when a huge oil-drilling rig, the Ocean Ranger, sank off the coast of Newfoundland dur- ing a fierce storm. In 1989, the Soviet Union announced that the last of its troops had left Afghanistan, after more than nine years of military intervention. In 1992, a Milwaukee jury found that Jeffrey Dahmer BLONDIE® By Dean Young and Stan Drake was sane when he killed and mutilated 15 men and boys. Ten years ago: A private funeral was held at Windsor Castle for Britain's Princess Margaret, who had died six days earlier at age 71. President George W. Bush approved Nevada's Yucca Mountain as the site for long-term disposal of thousands of tons of highly radioactive nuclear waste. (However, the Obama administration decided in 2009 to halt work on the Yucca site.) Skating and Olympics officials awarded Five years ago: National Guardsmen in Humvees ferried food, fuel and baby supplies to hundreds of motorists strand- ed for nearly a day on a 50-mile stretch of Interstate 78 in eastern Pennsylvania because of a monster storm. The U.S. Mint unveiled the new presidential $1 coin. Oscar-winning songwriter Ray Evans died in Los Angeles at age 92. One year ago: Protesters swarmed Wisconsin's capitol BEETLE BAILEY® By Mort Walker after Gov. Scott Walker proposed cutbacks in benefits and bargaining rights for public employees. Today's Birthdays: Actor Allan Arbus is 94. Former Illinois Congressman John Anderson is 90. Former Defense and Energy Secretary James Schlesinger is 83. Actress Claire Bloom is 81. Author Susan Brownmiller is 77. Song- writer Brian Holland is 71. Rock musician Mick Avory (The Kinks) is 68. Jazz musician Henry Threadgill is 68. Actress Jane Seymour is 61. Singer Melissa Manchester is 61. Actress Lynn Whitfield is 59. ''Simpsons'' creator Matt Groening (GREE'-ning) is 58. Model Janice Dickinson is 57. Actor Christopher McDonald is 57. Reggae singer Ali Campbell is 53. Actor Joseph R. Gannascoli is 53. Musician Mikey Craig (Culture Club) is 52. College and Pro Football Hall of Famer Darrell Green is 52. Country singer Michael Reynolds (Pinmonkey) is 48. Actor Michael Easton is 45. Rock musician Stevie Benton (Drowning Pool) is 41. Actress Renee O'Connor is 41. Actress Sarah Wynter is 39. Actor-director Miranda July is 38. Thought for Today: ''Like all dreamers I confuse dis- enchantment with truth.'' — Jean-Paul Sartre, French philosopher (1905-1980). HAGAR the Horrible® By Chris Browne RUBES® By Leigh Rubin ZITS BY JERRY SCOTT & JIM BORGMAN FRANK & ERNEST® By Bob Thaves ALLEY OOP