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PEANUTS® By Charles Schultz Thursday, May 3, 2012 – Daily News 3B Today in History By The Associated Press Today is Thursday, May 3, the 124th day of 2012. There are 242 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 3, 1937, Margaret Mitchell won the Pulitzer Prize for her novel, ''Gone With the Wind.'' On this date: DILBERT® By Scott Adams the first U.S. workers' compensation law to withstand con- stitutional review. In 1791, Poland adopted a national constitution. In 1802, Washington, D.C., was incorporated as a city. In 1911, Wisconsin Gov. Francis E. McGovern signed were executed by the British for their roles in the Easter Ris- ing. In 1916, Irish nationalist Padraic Pearse and two others In 1933, Nellie T. Ross became the first female director of the U.S. Mint. In 1948, the Supreme Court ruled that covenants pro- hibiting the sale of real estate to blacks or members of other racial groups were legally unenforceable. In 1952, the Kentucky Derby was televised nationally for GARFIELD® By Jim Davis the first time on CBS; the winner was Hill Gail. In 1960, the Harvey Schmidt-Tom Jones musical ''The Fantasticks'' began a nearly 42-year run at New York's Sul- livan Street Playhouse. In 1971, the National Public Radio program ''All Things Considered'' made its debut. In 1979, Conservative Party leader Margaret Thatcher was chosen to become Britain's first female prime minister as the Tories ousted the incumbent Labor government in parliamentary elections. In 1986, in NASA's first post-Challenger launch, an unmanned Delta rocket lost power in its main engine short- ly after liftoff, forcing safety officers to destroy it by remote control. SHOE By Chris Cassatt and Gary Brookins BLONDIE® By Dean Young and Stan Drake observed a young woman spending ''Friday night and most of Saturday'' at a Washington townhouse belonging to Democratic presidential candidate Gary Hart. (The woman was later identified as Donna Rice; the scandal torpedoed Hart's presidential bid.) Ten years ago: The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston backed out of a settlement with 86 people who had accused defrocked priest John Geoghan (GAY'-gun) of child molestation, saying the deal was becoming too expen- sive. (The archdiocese later agreed to a $10 million settle- ment; Geoghan was murdered by a fellow prison inmate in August 2003.) Eight inmates died in a fire at the Mitchell County, N.C., jail. Pipe bombs exploded in six mailboxes in rural parts of Illinois and Iowa, injuring six people. (A sus- pect, Luke Helder, was later found incompetent to stand trial.) Five years ago: British girl Madeleine McCann vanished In 1987, The Miami Herald said its reporters had during a family vacation in Portugal days before her fourth birthday; her disappearance remains unsolved. Britain's Queen Elizabeth II arrived in Virginia for the commemora- tion of Jamestown's 400th anniversary. BEETLE BAILEY® By Mort Walker Laden was unarmed when Navy SEALs burst into his room at his Pakistan compound and shot him to death, a change in the official account that raised questions about whether the U.S. ever planned to capture the terrorist leader alive. Chica- go's Derrick Rose became at 22 the NBA's youngest MVP. Today's Birthdays: Folk singer Pete Seeger is 93. Actress Ann B. Davis is 86. Actor Alex Cord is 79. Singer Frankie Valli is 78. Sports announcer Greg Gumbel is 66. Pop singer Mary Hopkin is 62. Singer Christopher Cross is 61. Country musician Cactus Moser (Highway 101) is 55. Rock musician David Ball (Soft Cell) is 53. Country singer Shane Minor is 44. Actor Bobby Cannavale is 42. Country musician John Hopkins (Zac Brown Band) is 41. Country- rock musician John Neff (Drive-By Truckers) is 41. Country singer Brad Martin is 39. Country singer Eric Church is 35. Thought for Today: ''Each day, and the living of it, has to be a conscious creation in which discipline and order are relieved with some play and pure foolishness.'' — May Sar- ton, American poet (born this date in 1912, died in 1995). One year ago: The White House said that Osama bin HAGAR the Horrible® By Chris Browne RUBES® By Leigh Rubin ZITS BY JERRY SCOTT & JIM BORGMAN FRANK & ERNEST® By Bob Thaves ALLEY OOP