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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 By The Associated Press Today is Saturday, Feb. 20, the 51st day of 2010. There are 314 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 20, 1962, astronaut John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth as he flew aboard the Mercury spacecraft Friendship 7. On this date: In 1790, Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II died. In 1792, President George Washington signed an act cre- ating the U.S. Post Office. In 1809, the Supreme Court ruled that no state legislature could annul the judgments or determine the jurisdictions of federal courts. In 1839, Congress prohibited dueling in the District of Colum- bia. In 1934, a blizzard inundated the northeastern United States. In 1938, Anthony Eden resigned as British foreign secre- tary following Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain's deci- sion to negotiate with Italian dictator Benito Mussolini. In 1944, during World War II, U.S. bombers began raid- ing German aircraft manufacturing centers in a series of attacks that became known as ''Big Week.'' In 1950, the U.S. Supreme Court, in United States v. Rabi- nowitz, ruled 5-3 that authorities making a lawful arrest did not need a warrant to search and seize evidence in an area that was in the ''immediate and complete control'' of the sus- pect. In 1971, the National Emergency Warning Center in Col- orado erroneously ordered U.S. radio and TV stations off the air; some stations heeded the alert, which was not lifted for about 40 minutes. Five years ago: Israel's Cabinet gave final approval to the government's planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and four West Bank settlements. Former Presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton traveled to Lampuuk, Indonesia, ground zero of tsunami devastation where they promised survivors that more help would come. Jeff Gordon won his third Day- tona 500. Actress Sandra Dee died at age 62; musical actor John Raitt at age 88; and counterculture writer Hunter S. Thomp- son at age 67. One year ago: President Barack Obama warned a gather- ing of mayors at the White House that he would ''call them out'' if they wasted the money from his massive economic stimulus plan. The Dow Jones industrial average ended the week at 7,365.67, the lowest level in more than six years. Israeli President Shimon Peres chose Benjamin Netanyahu to form a new government. The WTA fined Dubai Tennis Champi- onships organizers a record $300,000 after Israeli player Sha- har Peer was denied a visa by the United Arab Emirates. Today's Birthdays: Fashion designer Gloria Vanderbilt is 86. Author-screenwriter Richard Matheson is 84. Actor Sid- ney Poitier is 83. Racing Hall of Famer Bobby Unser is 76. Actress Marj Dusay is 74. Jazz-soul singer Nancy Wilson is 73. Racing Hall of Famer Roger Penske is 73. Singer-song- writer Buffy Sainte-Marie is 69. Hockey Hall-of-Famer Phil Esposito is 68. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R- Ky.) is 68. Movie director Mike Leigh is 67. Actress Bren- da Blethyn is 64. Actress Sandy Duncan is 64. Rock musi- cian J. Geils is 64. Actor Peter Strauss is 63. Rock singer- musician-producer Walter Becker (Steely Dan) is 60. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is 59. Country singer Kathie Baillie is 59. Newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst is 56. Actor Anthony Stewart Head is 56. Country singer Leland Martin is 53. Actor James Wilby is 52. Rock musician Sebastian Stein- berg is 51. Comedian Joel Hodgson (HAHD'-suhn) is 50. Bas- ketball Hall-of-Famer Charles Barkley is 47. Rock musician Ian Brown (Stone Roses) is 47. Actor Willie Garson is 46. Actor French Stewart is 46. Actor Ron Eldard is 45. Model Cindy Crawford is 44. Actor Andrew Shue is 43. Actress Lili Taylor is 43. Singer Brian Littrell is 35. Actress Lauren Ambrose is 32. Actor Jay Hernandez is 32. Country musician Coy Bowles is 31. Actress Majandra Delfino is 29. Singer-musician Chris Thile (THEE'-lee) is 29. Thought for Today: ''I've always believed in the adage that the secret of eternal youth is arrested development.'' — Alice Roosevelt Longworth, former first daughter (born 1884, died this date in 1980). Today in History ALLEY OOP Saturday, February 20, 2010 – Daily News – 3B