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4B Daily News – Saturday, April 21, 2012 PEANUTS® By Charles Schultz Today in History The Associated Press Today is Saturday, April 21, the 112th day of 2012. There are 254 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: DILBERT® By Scott Adams known as the Seattle World's Fair, opened. President John F. Kennedy spoke briefly to the event by telephone from Palm Springs, Fla., where he tapped a gold telegraph key to signal the official start of the six-month fair. On this date: On April 21, 1962, the Century 21 Exposition, also In 1509, England's King Henry VII died; he was suc- ceeded by his 17-year-old son, Henry VIII. In 1649, the Maryland Toleration Act, which provided for freedom of worship for all Christians, was passed by the Maryland assembly. In 1789, John Adams was sworn in as the first vice pres- ident of the United States. In 1836, an army of Texans led by Sam Houston defeat- ed the Mexicans at San Jacinto, assuring Texas indepen- dence. GARFIELD® By Jim Davis known as the "Red Baron," was killed in action during World War I. In 1930, a fire broke out inside the overcrowded Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus, killing 332 inmates. In 1955, the Jerome Lawrence-Robert Lee play "Inherit known as Mark Twain, died in Redding, Conn., at age 74. In 1918, Baron Manfred von Richthofen, the German ace In 1910, author Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better the Wind," inspired by the Scopes trial of 1925, opened at the National Theatre in New York. In 1960, Brazil inaugurated its new capital, Brasilia, transferring the seat of national government from Rio de Janeiro. SHOE By Chris Cassatt and Gary Brookins In 1972, Apollo 16 astronauts John W. Young and Charles M. Duke Jr. explored the surface of the moon. In 1986, a rediscovered vault in Chicago's Lexington Hotel that was linked to Al Capone was opened during a live TV special hosted by Geraldo Rivera; aside from a few bot- tles and a sign, the vault turned out to be empty. In 1992, Robert Alton Harris became the first person exe- cuted by the state of California in 25 years as he was put to death in the gas chamber for the 1978 murder of two teen- age boys, John Mayeski and Michael Baker. Ten years ago: In a huge upset in French politics, BLONDIE® By Dean Young and Stan Drake extreme-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen qualified to face incumbent Jacques Chirac in the runoff for French presi- dent. (Chirac ended up winning.) Five years ago: The Fallujah, Iraq, city council chairman, a critic of al-Qaida who had taken the job after his three pre- decessors were assassinated, was himself killed by attackers in a passing car. American billionaire Charles Simonyi returned to Earth from a dream voyage to the international space station, riding a Russian capsule to a soft landing in Kazakhstan. BEETLE BAILEY® By Mort Walker One year ago: President Barack Obama announced the Justice Department was assembling a team to "root out any cases of fraud or manipulation" in oil markets that might be contributing to $4 a gallon-plus gasoline prices. Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., announced he would step down amid a developing ethics probe while insisting he'd done nothing wrong. Today's Birthdays: Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is 86. Actress-comedian-writer Elaine May is 80. Actor Charles Grodin is 77. Singer-musician Iggy Pop is 65. Actress Patti LuPone is 63. Actor Tony Danza is 61. Actress Andie Mac- Dowell is 54. Rock singer Robert Smith (The Cure) is 53. Rock musician Michael Timmins (Cowboy Junkies) is 53. Actor John Cameron Mitchell is 49. Rapper Michael Franti (Spearhead) is 46. Rock singer-musician Glen Hansard (The Frames) is 42. Comedian Nicole Sullivan is 42. Football player-turned-actor Brian White is 39. Rock musician David Brenner (Theory of a Deadman) is 34. Actor James McAvoy is 33. Actor Christoph (cq) Sanders (TV: "Last Man Standing") is 24. Thought for Today: "I try to avoid looking forward or backward, and try to keep looking upward." — Charlotte Bronte, English author (born this date in 1816, died in 1855). HAGAR the Horrible® By Chris Browne RUBES® By Leigh Rubin ZITS BY JERRY SCOTT & JIM BORGMAN FRANK & ERNEST® By Bob Thaves ALLEY OOP