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2B Daily News – Thursday, July 12, 2012 PEANUTS® By Charles Schultz Today in History By The Associated Press Today is Thursday, July 12, the 194th day of 2012. There are 172 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: DILBERT® By Scott Adams GARFIELD® By Jim Davis On July 12, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed a bill passed by Congress authorizing the Medal of Honor. On this date: In 1543, England's King Henry VIII married his sixth and last wife, Catherine Parr. In 1690, forces led by William of Orange defeated the army of James II at the Battle of the Boyne in Ireland. In 1812, U.S. forces led by Gen. William Hull invaded Canada during the War of 1812 against Britain. (However, Hull retreated shortly thereafter to Detroit.) In 1909, the House of Representatives joined the Senate in passing the 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, allowing for a federal income tax, and submitted it to the states. (It was declared ratified in February 1913.) In 1912, the silent film ''Queen Elizabeth,'' starring Sarah Bernhardt, opened in New York. In 1948, the Democratic national convention, which nominated President Harry S. Truman for a second term of office, opened in Philadelphia. In 1962, The Rolling Stones played their first-ever gig at The Marquee in London. In 1984, Democratic presidential candidate Walter F. Mondale announced he'd chosen U.S. Rep. Geraldine A. Ferraro of New York to be his running-mate; Ferraro was the first woman to run for vice president on a major-party tick- et. SHOE By Chris Cassatt and Gary Brookins In 1988, Democratic presidential candidate Michael S. Dukakis tapped Senator Lloyd Bentsen of Texas as his run- ning-mate. In 1977, President Jimmy Carter defended Supreme Court limits on government payments for poor women's abortions, saying, ''There are many things in life that are not fair.'' In 1991, a Japanese professor (Hitoshi Igarashi) who had translated Salman Rushdie's ''The Satanic Verses'' was found stabbed to death, nine days after the novel's Italian translator was attacked in Milan. BLONDIE® By Dean Young and Stan Drake BEETLE BAILEY® By Mort Walker in a New York City police station, agreed to an $8.7 million settlement with the city and its police union. Ten years ago: The Senate adopted a ban on personal loans from companies to their top officials, a practice that had benefited executives from Enron to WorldCom. The U.N. Security Council agreed to exempt U.S. peacekeepers from war crimes prosecution for a year, ending a threat to U.N. peacekeeping operations. Five years ago: A Bush administration assessment said Iraq had achieved only limited military and political progress toward a democratic society; Iraqi leaders respond- ed by insisting they were making progress. The House of Representatives voted to withdraw U.S. troops by spring 2008 despite a veto threat from President George W. Bush. One year ago: President Barack Obama awarded the Medal of Honor to Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Arthur Petry, who'd lost his right hand grabbing a live grenade to save his com- rades in Afghanistan. Ahmed Wali Karzai, the powerful half brother of President Hamid Karzai, was gunned down in his heavily fortified home by a close associate. Today's Birthdays: Movie director Monte Hellman is 83. Pianist Van Cliburn is 78. Comedian Bill Cosby is 75. Singer-musician Christine McVie is 69. Actress Denise Nicholas is 68. Singer-songwriter Butch Hancock is 67. Fit- ness guru Richard Simmons is 64. Actor Jay Thomas is 64. Singer Walter Egan is 64. Writer-producer Brian Grazer is 61. Actress Cheryl Ladd is 61. Country singer Julie Miller is 56. Gospel singer Sandi Patty is 56. Actress Mel Harris is 56. Actor Buddy Foster is 55. Rock guitarist Dan Murphy (Soul Asylum) is 50. Actress Judi Evans is 48. Olympic gold medal figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi is 41. Country singer Shannon Lawson is 39. Country singer-musician Kimberly Perry (The Band Perry) is 29. Thought for Today: ''If opportunity doesn't knock, In 2001, Abner Louima, the Haitian immigrant tortured build a door.'' — Milton Berle, American comedian (born this date in 1908, died 2002). HAGAR the Horrible® By Chris Browne RUBES® By Leigh Rubin ZITS BY JERRY SCOTT & JIM BORGMAN FRANK & ERNEST® By Bob Thaves ALLEY OOP