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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 4B – Daily News – Saturday, February 6, 2010 By The Associated Press Today is Saturday, Feb. 6, the 37th day of 2010. There are 328 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 6, 1952, Britain's King George VI died; he was succeeded by his daughter, Elizabeth II. On this date: In 1756, America's third vice president, Aaron Burr, was born in Newark, N.J. In 1778, the United States won official recognition from France with the signing of a Treaty of Alliance in Paris. In 1788, Massachusetts became the sixth state to rat- ify the U.S. Constitution. In 1899, a peace treaty between the United States and Spain was ratified by the U.S. Senate. In 1911, Ronald Wilson Reagan, the 40th president of the United States, was born in Tampico, Illinois. In 1933, the 20th Amendment to the Constitution, the so-called ''lame duck'' amendment, was proclaimed in effect by Secretary of State Henry Stimson. In 1959, the United States successfully test-fired for the first time a Titan intercontinental ballistic missile from Cape Canaveral. In 1978, Muriel Humphrey took the oath of office as a United States senator from Minnesota, filling the seat of her late husband, former Vice President Hubert Humphrey. In 1992, 16 people were killed when a C-130 mili- tary transport plane crashed in Evansville, Ind. In 1996, a Turkish-owned Boeing 757 jetliner crashed into the Atlantic Ocean shortly after takeoff from the Dominican Repubic, killing 189 people, mostly Ger- man tourists. Ten years ago: First lady Hillary Rodham Clinton launched her successful candidacy for the U.S. Senate. An Ariana Airlines Boeing 727 was hijacked after leav- ing Kabul, Afghanistan, making stops in Central Asia and Russia before arriving at Stansted airport outside Lon- don the next day. Nine people were killed when a train derailed south of Cologne, Germany. Social Democrat Tarja Halonen edged out her rival in a run-off to become Finland's first female president. The NFC defeated the AFC 51-31 in the Pro Bowl. Five years ago: The New England Patriots won their third NFL championship in four years, defeating the Philadel- phia Eagles in Super Bowl XXXIX (39) by a score of 24-21. Fans of the late reggae singer Bob Marley cele- brated his 60th birthday in his birthplace of Jamaica as well as the Rastafarian holy land of Ethiopia. Eighteen people were found dead of carbon monoxide poisoning in a mountain hostel in eastern Spain. Acclaimed Russ- ian pianist Lazar Berman died in Florence, Italy, at age 74. One year ago: Key senators and the White House reached tentative agreement on an economic stimulus measure at the heart of President Barack Obama's recovery plan. Fed- eral health officials said Peanut Corp. of America, a Geor- gia peanut processor, knowingly shipped salmonella-laced products as far back as 2007. Death claimed actors James Whitmore at age 87 and Philip Carey at age 83. Today's Birthdays: Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor is 93. Actor Patrick Macnee is 88. Actor Rip Torn is 79. Actress Mamie Van Doren is 79. Actor Mike Farrell is 71. Former NBC News anchorman Tom Brokaw is 70. Singer Fabian is 67. Actress Gayle Hunnicutt is 67. Actor Michael Tuck- er is 66. Producer-director-writer Jim Sheridan is 61. Singer Natalie Cole is 60. Actor Jon Walmsley is 54. Actress Kathy Najimy is 53. Rock musician Simon Phillips (Toto) is 53. Actor-director Robert Townsend is 53. Actor Barry Miller is 52. Actress Megan Gallagher is 50. Rock singer Axl Rose (Guns N' Roses) is 48. Country singer Richie McDonald is 48. Singer Rick Astley is 44. Rock musi- cian Tim Brown (Boo Radleys) is 41. Actor Brandon Ham- mond is 26. Thought for Today: ''The first duty of a leader is to make himself be loved without courting love. To be loved without 'playing up' to anyone — even to himself.'' — Andre Malraux, French author (1901-1976). Today in History ALLEY OOP