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FRANK & ERNEST® By Bob Thaves SHOE By Chris Cassatt and Gary Brookins PEANUTS® By Charles Schultz HAGAR the Horrible® By Chris Browne GARFIELD® By Jim Davis DILBERT® By Scott Adams RUBES® By Leigh Rubin By Mort Walker BEETLE BAILEY® ZITS BY JERRY SCOTT & JIM BORGMAN BLONDIE® By Dean Young and Stan Drake 2B – Daily News – Saturday, January 2, 2010 By The Associated Press Today is Saturday, Jan. 2, the 2nd day of 2010. There are 363 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 2, 1960, Sen. John F. Kennedy of Massa- chusetts launched his successful bid for the presidency as he announced his intention to enter the New Hamp- shire Democratic primary. On this date: In 1492, Muhammad XII, the sultan of Granada, the last Arab stronghold in Spain, surrendered to Span- ish forces. In 1788, Georgia became the fourth state to rati- fy the U.S. Constitution. In 1900, Secretary of State John Hay announced the ''Open Door Policy'' to facilitate trade with China. In 1929, the United States and Canada reached agree- ment on joint action to preserve Niagara Falls. In 1935, Bruno Hauptmann went on trial in Flem- ington, N.J., on charges of kidnapping and murder- ing the 20-month-old son of Charles and Anne Lind- bergh. (Hauptmann was found guilty, and executed.) In 1942, the Philippine capital of Manila was cap- tured by Japanese forces during World War II. In 1959, the Soviet Union launched its space probe Luna 1, the first manmade object to fly past the moon, its apparent intended target. In 1965, the New York Jets signed Alabama quar- terback Joe Namath to a contract reportedly worth $427,000. In 1974, President Richard M. Nixon signed leg- islation requiring states to limit highway speeds to 55 miles an hour. (However, federal speed limits were abolished in 1995). In 2006, a methane gas explosion at the Sago Mine in West Virginia claimed the lives of 12 miners, but a 13th miner, Randal McCloy Jr., was eventually res- cued. Ten years ago: Retired Admiral Elmo R. Zumwalt Jr., known early in his career for modernizing the Navy and later for ordering the spraying of Agent Orange in Vietnam, died in Durham, N.C., at age 79. Five years ago: NFL teams joined Venus Williams, Maria Sharapova and other sports figures around the world in assisting the relief mission for the tsunami- earthquake catastrophe in southern Asia. One year ago: President George W. Bush branded Hamas rocket attacks on Israel an ''act of terror'' and outlined his own condition for a cease-fire in Gaza. President-elect Barack Obama and his family arrived in Chicago after a holiday vacation in Hawaii. Air- Tran Airways apologized to nine Muslims kicked off a New Year's Day flight to Florida. Actor John Tra- volta's 16-year-old son, Jett, died at the family's vaca- tion home in the Bahamas. Peyton Manning won a record-tying third NFL Most Valuable Player award. No. 7 Utah finished a perfect season with a 31-17 upset of No. 4 Alabama in the Sugar Bowl. Today's Birthdays: Country musician Harold Bradley is 84. Former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert is 68. TV host Jack Hanna is 63. Actress Wendy Phillips is 58. Actress Gabrielle Carteris is 49. Movie direc- tor Todd Haynes is 49. Retired All-Star pitcher David Cone is 47. Actress Tia Carrere is 43. Actor Cuba Good- ing Jr. is 42. Model Christy Turlington is 41. Actor Taye Diggs is 39. Rock musician Scott Underwood (Train) is 39. Rock singer Doug Robb (Hoobastank) is 35. Actor Dax Shepard is 35. Actress Paz Vega is 34. Country musician Chris Hartman is 32. Rock musi- cian Jerry DePizzo Jr. (O.A.R.) is 31. R&B singer Kel- ton Kessee (IMX) is 29. Actress Kate Bosworth is 27. Thought for Today: ''It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.'' — Ursula K. Le Guin, American author. Today in History ALLEY OOP