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2D Daily News – Friday, June 29, 2012 PEANUTS® By Charles Schultz Today in History By The Associated Press Today is Friday, June 29, the 181st day of 2012. There are 185 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: DILBERT® By Scott Adams Georgia, Jackson v. Georgia and Branch v. Texas, struck down a trio of death sentences, saying the way they had been imposed constituted cruel and unusual punishment. (The rul- ing prompted states to effectively impose a moratorium on executions until their capital punishment laws could be revised.) On June 29, 1972, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Furman v. On this date: destroyed by a fire. In 1767, Britain approved the Townshend Revenue Act, which imposed import duties on glass, paint, oil, lead, paper and tea shipped to the American colonies. (Colonists bitterly protested, prompting Parliament to repeal the duties — except for tea.) In 1613, the original Globe Theatre in London was GARFIELD® By Jim Davis beginnings as Pope Pius X gave his blessing for the forma- tion of The Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America. In 1927, the first trans-Pacific airplane flight was com- pleted as Lt. Lester J. Maitland and Lt. Albert F. Hegenberg- er arrived at Wheeler Field in Hawaii aboard the Bird of Par- adise, an Atlantic-Fokker C-2, after flying 2,400 miles from Oakland, Calif., in 25 hours, 50 minutes. In 1911, the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers had its Jan Paderewski (een-YAHS' yahn pah-dayr-EF'-skee) died in New York at age 80. In 1954, the Atomic Energy Commission voted against reinstating Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer's access to classified information. In 1941, Polish statesman, pianist and composer Ignacy In 1956, actress Marilyn Monroe married playwright Arthur Miller in a civil ceremony in White Plains, N.Y. (the marriage lasted 4 1/2 years). SHOE By Chris Cassatt and Gary Brookins In 1966, the United States bombed fuel storage facilities near the North Vietnamese cities of Hanoi and Haiphong (HY'-fahng). In 1967, Jerusalem was re-unified as Israel removed bar- ricades separating the Old City from the Israeli sector. In 1970, the United States ended a two-month military offensive into Cambodia. In 1988, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Morrison v. Olson, upheld the independent counsel law in a 7-1 decision (the sole dissenter was Justice Antonin Scalia). In 1992, the remains of Polish statesman Ignacy Jan BLONDIE® By Dean Young and Stan Drake Paderewski (een-YAHS' yahn pah-dayr-EF'-skee), interred for five decades in the United States, were returned to his homeland in keeping with his wish to be buried only in a free Poland. Ten years ago: President George W. Bush transferred his presidential powers to Vice President Dick Cheney for more than two hours during a routine colon screening that ended in a clean bill of health. Five years ago: British police defused two car bombs left BEETLE BAILEY® By Mort Walker to blow up near packed nightclubs and pubs in central Lon- don. The first Apple iPhones went on sale. One year ago: In the first ruling by a federal appeals court on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, a panel in Cincinnati handed the administration a victory by agreeing that the government could require a minimum amount of insurance for Americans. Today's Birthdays:Movie producer Robert Evans is 82. Songwriter L. Russell Brown is 72. Actor Gary Busey is 68. Comedian Richard Lewis is 65. Actor-turned-politician- turned-radio personality Fred Grandy is 64. Rock musician Ian Paice (Deep Purple) is 64. Singer Don Dokken (Dokken) is 59. Rock singer Colin Hay (Men At Work) is 59. Actress Maria Conchita Alonso is 55. Actress Sharon Lawrence is 51. Actress Amanda Donohoe is 50. Rhythm-and-blues singer Stedman Pearson (Five Star) is 48. Actress Kathleen Wilhoite is 48. Producer-writer Matthew Weiner is 47. Musi- cian Dale Baker is 46. Actress Melora Hardin is 45. DJ Shad- ow is 40. HAGAR the Horrible® By Chris Browne Thought for Today: ''Words can sting like anything, but silence breaks the heart.'' — Phyllis McGinley, American poet and author (1905-1978). RUBES® By Leigh Rubin ZITS BY JERRY SCOTT & JIM BORGMAN FRANK & ERNEST® By Bob Thaves ALLEY OOP