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4B Daily News – Thursday, March 29, 2012 PEANUTS® By Charles Schultz Today in History By The Associated Press DILBERT® By Scott Adams Today is Thursday, March 29, the 89th day of 2012. There are 277 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 29, 1912, British explorer Robert Falcon Scott, his expedition stranded in an Antarctic blizzard after failing to be the first to reach the South Pole, wrote in his journal, ''We shall stick it out to the end but we are getting weaker of course and the end cannot be far. It seems a pity but I do not think I can write more.'' Scott concluded with: ''Last entry. For Gods sake look after our people.'' (Scott is presumed to have died shortly thereafter; his four compan- ions also perished.) On this date: Delaware. In 1638, Swedish colonists settled in present-day In 1790, the tenth president of the United States, John Tyler, was born in Charles City County, Va. In 1792, Sweden's King Gustav III died, nearly two weeks after he had been shot and mortally wounded by assassins during a masquerade party. In 1871, the Royal Albert Hall in London was opened by GARFIELD® By Jim Davis Queen Victoria. necticut. began. In 1882, the Knights of Columbus was chartered in Con- In 1943, World War II rationing of meat, fats and cheese In 1951, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage. (They were executed in June 1953.) The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical ''The King and I'' opened on Broadway. In 1962, Jack Paar hosted NBC's ''Tonight'' show for the SHOE By Chris Cassatt and Gary Brookins final time, although the network aired a repeat the following night. (Johnny Carson debuted as host in Oct. 1962.) In 1971, Army Lt. William L. Calley Jr. was convicted of murdering 22 Vietnamese civilians in the My Lai (mee ly) massacre. (Calley ended up serving three years under house arrest.) In 1973, the last United States combat troops left South Vietnam, ending America's direct military involvement in the Vietnam War. In 1992, Democratic presidential front-runner Bill Clin- ton acknowledged experimenting with marijuana ''a time or two'' while attending Oxford University, adding, ''I didn't inhale and I didn't try it again.'' Ten years ago: Israeli troops stormed Yasser Arafat's headquarters complex in the West Bank in a raid that was launched in response to anti-Israeli attacks that had killed 30 people in three days. Five years ago: A defiant, Democratic-controlled Senate BLONDIE® By Dean Young and Stan Drake approved legislation calling for the withdrawal of U.S. com- bat troops from Iraq within a year. Veteran diplomat Ryan Crocker was sworn in as the new U.S. ambassador to Iraq. One year ago: Gunmen held an Iraqi government center BEETLE BAILEY® By Mort Walker in Tikrit hostage in a grisly siege that ended with the deaths of at least 56 people, including three councilmen, plus the attackers, who blew themselves up. Today's Birthdays: Political commentator John McLaughlin is 85. Author Judith Guest is 76. Former British Prime Minister Sir John Major is 69. Comedian Eric Idle is 69. Composer Vangelis is 69. Basketball Hall of Famer Walt Frazier is 67. Singer Bobby Kimball (Toto) is 65. Actor Brendan Gleeson is 57. Actor Christopher Lawford is 57. Pro and College Football Hall of Famer Earl Campbell is 57. International Gymnastics Hall of Famer Kurt Thomas is 56. Actor Christopher Lambert is 55. Rock singer Perry Farrell (Porno for Pyros; Jane's Addiction) is 53. Comedian-actress Amy Sedaris is 51. Model Elle Macpherson is 49. Movie director Michel Hazanavicius (Film: ''The Artist'') is 45. Rock singer-musician John Popper (Blues Traveler) is 45. Actress Lucy Lawless is 44. Country singer Regina Leigh (Regina Regina) is 44. Country singer Brady Seals is 43. Former White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs is 41. Tennis player Jennifer Capriati is 36. Thought for Today: ''A ship is safe in harbor, but that's not what ships are for.'' — William G.T. Shedd, American theologian (1820-1894). HAGAR the Horrible® By Chris Browne RUBES® By Leigh Rubin ZITS BY JERRY SCOTT & JIM BORGMAN FRANK & ERNEST® By Bob Thaves ALLEY OOP