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PEANUTS® By Charles Schultz Friday, June 8, 2012 – Daily News 3B Today in History The Associated Press DILBERT® By Scott Adams GARFIELD® By Jim Davis In A.D. 632, the prophet Muhammad died in Medina. In 1845, Andrew Jackson, seventh president of the Unit- ed States, died in Nashville, Tenn. In 1861, voters in Tennessee approved an Ordinance of Secession passed the previous month by the state legislature. In 1912, the ballet "Daphnis et Chloe," with music by Maurice Ravel, choreography by Michel Fokine and Vaslav Nijinsky and Tamara Karsavina in the title roles, was pre- miered by the Ballets Russes in Paris. In 1915, Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan resigned in a disagreement with President Woodrow Wilson over U.S. handling of the sinking of the Lusitania. In 1942, Bing Crosby recorded "Adeste Fideles" and "Silent Night" in Los Angeles for Decca Records. In 1953, the Supreme Court ruled that restaurants in the District of Columbia could not refuse to serve blacks. In 1962, 20th Century Fox fired actress Marilyn Monroe from its production "Something's Got to Give," saying she was unreliable. Today is Friday, June 8, the 160th day of 2012. There are 206 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 8, 1972, during the Vietnam War, a South Viet- namese Air Force jet dropped napalm onto the village of Trang Bang. Associated Press photographer Nick Ut (oot) captured the image of a screaming 9-year-old girl, Phan Thi Kim Phuc (fahn thee kihm fook), as she ran naked and severely burned from the scene of the fiery explosions along with other victims. On this date: In 1978, a jury in Clark County, Nev., ruled the so-called "Mormon will," purportedly written by the late billionaire Howard Hughes, was a forgery. SHOE By Chris Cassatt and Gary Brookins In 1982, President Ronald Reagan became the first American chief executive to address a joint session of the British Parliament. In 1987, Fawn Hall began testifying at the Iran-Contra hearings, describing how, as secretary to National Security aide Oliver L. North, she helped to shred some documents and spirit away others. Ten years ago: President George W. Bush ended talks at BLONDIE® By Dean Young and Stan Drake BEETLE BAILEY® By Mort Walker Camp David with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak; Bush sidestepped Arab pleas to impose a deadline for Palestinian statehood while Mubarak defended Yasser Arafat and urged, "Give this man a chance." Five years ago: Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced the Bush administration was replacing Gen. Peter Pace as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and rec- ommending Adm. Mike Mullen for the job. One year ago: Rep. Allyson Schwartz of Pennsylvania became the first Democratic House colleague to call for Rep. Anthony Weiner of New York to resign after he admit- ted sending a lewd photo of himself to a woman via Twitter and lying about it. Today's Birthdays: Former first lady Barbara Bush is 87. Actor-comedian Jerry Stiller is 85. Comedian Joan Rivers is 79. Actress Millicent Martin is 78. Actor James Darren is 76. Actor Bernie Casey is 73. Singer Nancy Sina- tra is 72. Singer Chuck Negron (Three Dog Night) is 70. Musician Boz Scaggs is 68. Actor Don Grady is 68. Rock musician Mick Box (Uriah Heep) is 65. Author Sara Paret- sky is 65. Actress Sonia Braga is 62. Actress Kathy Baker is 62. Country musician Tony Rice is 61. Actor Griffin Dunne is 57. "Dilbert" creator Scott Adams is 55. Actor-director Keenen Ivory Wayans is 54. Singer Mick Hucknall (Simply Red) is 52. Musician Nick Rhodes (Duran Duran) is 50. Rhythm-and-blues singer Doris Pearson (Five Star) is 46. Actress Julianna Margulies is 45. Actor Dan Futterman is 45. Actor David Sutcliffe is 43. Actor Kent Faulcon is 42. Rhythm-and-blues singer Nicci Gilbert is 42. Actress Kelli Williams is 42. Actor Mark Feuerstein is 41. Contemporary Christian musician Mike Scheuchzer (MercyMe) is 37. Actor Eion Bailey is 36. Folk-bluegrass singer-musician Sara Watkins (Nickel Creek) is 31. Thought for Today: "Love hath no physic for a grief too deep." — Robert Nathan, American author and poet (1894- 1985). HAGAR the Horrible® By Chris Browne RUBES® By Leigh Rubin ZITS BY JERRY SCOTT & JIM BORGMAN FRANK & ERNEST® By Bob Thaves ALLEY OOP