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PEANUTS® By Charles Schultz Saturday, July 21, 2012 – Daily News 5B Today in History By The Associated Press DILBERT® By Scott Adams Today is Saturday, July 21, the 203rd day of 2012. There are 163 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 21, 1925, the so-called "Monkey Trial" ended in Dayton, Tenn., with John T. Scopes convicted of violating state law for teaching Darwin's Theory of Evolution. (The conviction was later overturned on a technicality.) On this date: In 1773, Pope Clement XIV issued an order suppressing the Society of Jesus, or Jesuits. (The Society was restored by Pope Pius VII in 1814.) age 37. was fought at Manassas, Va., resulting in a Confederate vic- tory. In 1796, Scottish poet Robert Burns died in Dumfries at In 1861, during the Civil War, the first Battle of Bull Run In 1930, President Herbert Hoover signed an executive order establishing the Veterans Administration (later the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs). War II. GARFIELD® By Jim Davis Treaty. would nominate Adlai Stevenson for president, opened in Chicago. In 1944, American forces landed on Guam during World In 1949, the U.S. Senate ratified the North Atlantic In 1952, the Democratic National Convention, which In 1959, the NS Savannah, the first nuclear-powered mer- chant ship, was christened by first lady Mamie Eisenhower at Camden, N.J. In 1961, Capt. Virgil "Gus" Grissom became the second American to rocket into a sub-orbital pattern around the Earth, flying aboard the Liberty Bell 7. SHOE By Chris Cassatt and Gary Brookins In 1969, Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin blasted off from the moon aboard the ascent stage of the lunar module for docking with the com- mand module. In 1972, the Irish Republican Army carried out 22 bomb- ings in Belfast, Northern Ireland, killing nine people and injuring 130 in what became known as "Bloody Friday." In 1980, draft registration began in the United States for 19- and 20-year-old men. Ten years ago: Telecommunications giant WorldCom BLONDIE® By Dean Young and Stan Drake BEETLE BAILEY® By Mort Walker Inc. filed for bankruptcy protection about a month after dis- closing it had inflated profits by nearly $4 billion through deceptive accounting. Ernie Els won the British Open in the first sudden-death finish in the 142-year history of the tour- nament. Five years ago: Doctors removed five small growths from President George W. Bush's colon after he temporarily trans- ferred the powers of his office to Vice President Dick Cheney under the rarely invoked 25th Amendment. Ruedi- ger Diedrich, one of two Germans kidnapped in southern Afghanistan on July 18, was found dead. One year ago: The 30-year-old space shuttle program ended as Atlantis landed at Cape Canaveral, Fla., after the 135th shuttle flight. Eurozone leaders agreed to a sweeping deal that would grant Greece a massive new bailout and rad- ically reshape the currency union's rescue fund. Today's Birthdays: Singer Kay Starr is 90. Movie direc- tor Norman Jewison is 86. Former Attorney General Janet Reno is 74. Actress Patricia Elliott is 70. Actor David Downing is 69. Actor Edward Herrmann is 69. Actor Leigh Lawson is 67. Actor Wendell Burton is 65. Actor Art Hin- dle is 64. Singer Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens) is 64. Cartoonist Garry Trudeau is 64. Comedian-actor Robin Williams is 61. Actor Jamey Sheridan is 61. Rock singer- musician Eric Bazilian (The Hooters) is 59. Comedian Jon Lovitz is 55. Actor Lance Guest is 52. Actor Matt Mulhern is 52. Comedian Greg Behrendt is 49. Rock musician Koen Lieckens (K's Choice) is 46. Rock singer Emerson Hart is 43. Country singer Paul Brandt is 40. Actress Ali Landry is 39. Actor Justin Bartha is 34. Actor Josh Hartnett is 34. Con- temporary Christian singer Brandon Heath is 34. Country singer Brad Mates (Emerson Drive) is 34. MLB All-Star pitcher CC Sabathia is 32. Thought for Today: "Suspense is worse than disap- pointment." — Robert Burns (1759-1796). HAGAR the Horrible® By Chris Browne RUBES® By Leigh Rubin ZITS BY JERRY SCOTT & JIM BORGMAN FRANK & ERNEST® By Bob Thaves ALLEY OOP