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Tuesday, July 10, 2012 – Daily News PEANUTS® MONDAY COMICS By Charles Schultz Today in History By The Associated Press Today is Monday, July 9, the 191st day of 2012. There are 175 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: DILBERT® By Scott Adams exhibiting pop artist Andy Warhol's now-famous set of 32 paintings of Campbell's soup cans. On this date: In 1540, England's King Henry VIII had his 6-month-old marriage to his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves, annulled. In 1776, the Declaration of Independence was read aloud to Gen. George Washington's troops in New York. In 1816, Argentina declared independence from Spain. In 1850, the 12th president of the United States, Zachary On July 9, 1962, the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles began Taylor, died after serving only 16 months of his term. (He was succeeded by Millard Fillmore.) In 1896, William Jennings Bryan delivered his famous ''cross of gold'' speech at the Democratic national conven- tion in Chicago. GARFIELD® By Jim Davis In 1918, 101 people were killed in a train collision in Nashville, Tenn. The Distinguished Service Cross was established by an Act of Congress. In 1947, the engagement of Britain's Princess Elizabeth to Lt. Philip Mountbatten was announced. In 1951, President Harry S. Truman asked Congress to formally end the state of war between the United States and Germany. (An official end to the state of war was declared in October 1951.) Washington, D.C. at age 83. In 1982, Pan Am Flight 759, a Boeing 727, crashed in Kenner, La., killing all 145 people aboard and eight people on the ground. 3B In 1974, former U.S. Chief Justice Earl Warren died in In 1986, the Attorney General's Commission on Pornog- raphy released the final draft of its report, which linked hard- core porn to sex crimes. SHOE By Chris Cassatt and Gary Brookins BLONDIE® By Dean Young and Stan Drake In 1992, Democrat Bill Clinton tapped Tennessee Sen. Al Gore to be his running mate. Former CBS News com- mentator Eric Sevareid died in Washington at age 79. Ten years ago: The Senate voted to entomb thousands of tons of radioactive waste inside Yucca Mountain in the Nevada desert, rejecting the state's fervent protests. Speak- ing in New York, President George W. Bush called for dou- bled prison terms and aggressive policing to combat fraud and corruption in corporate America. African leaders launched the African Union. Baseball's All-Star game in Milwaukee finished in a 7-7 tie after eleven innings when both teams ran out of pitchers. Academy Award-winning actor Rod Steiger died in Los Angeles at age 77. Five years ago: President George W. Bush directed for- mer aides to defy congressional subpoenas, claiming execu- tive privilege in resisting Congress' investigation into the fir- ings of U.S. attorneys. Sen. David Vitter, R-La., whose tele- phone number had been disclosed by Deborah Jeane Pal- frey, the alleged ''D.C. Madam,'' said in a statement he was sorry for a ''serious sin'' and that he'd already made peace with his wife. BEETLE BAILEY® By Mort Walker nation, officially breaking away from Sudan after two civil wars over five decades that had cost millions of lives. Today's Birthdays: Actor-singer Ed Ames is 85. Actor James Hampton is 76. Actor Brian Dennehy is 74. Actor Richard Roundtree is 70. Author Dean Koontz is 67. Foot- ball Hall-of-Famer O.J. Simpson is 65. Actor Chris Cooper is 61. TV personality John Tesh is 60. Country singer David Ball is 59. Rhythm-and-blues singer Debbie Sledge (Sister Sledge) is 58. Actor Jimmy Smits is 57. Actress Lisa Banes is 57. Actor Tom Hanks is 56. Singer Marc Almond is 55. Actress Kelly McGillis is 55. Rock singer Jim Kerr (Simple Minds) is 53. Actress-rock singer Courtney Love is 48. Rock musician Frank Bello (Anthrax) is 47. Actor David O'Hara is 47. Actor Scott Grimes is 41. Actor Enrique Mur- ciano is 39. Actor-director Fred Savage is 36. Country musi- cian Pat Allingham is 34. Thought for Today: ''They always say that time changes things, but you actually have to change them your- self.'' — Andy Warhol (1928-1987). One year ago: South Sudan became the world's newest HAGAR the Horrible® By Chris Browne RUBES® By Leigh Rubin ZITS BY JERRY SCOTT & JIM BORGMAN FRANK & ERNEST® By Bob Thaves ALLEY OOP