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PEANUTS® By Charles Schultz Saturday, July 28, 2012 – Daily News 5B Today in History By The Associated Press Today is Saturday, July 28, the 210th day of 2012. There are 156 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: DILBERT® By Scott Adams On July 28, 1932, federal troops acting at the order of President Herbert Hoover forcibly dispersed the so-called ''Bonus Army'' of World War I veterans who had gathered by the thousands in Washington to demand payments they weren't scheduled to receive until 1945. On this date: In 1540, King Henry VIII's chief minister, Thomas Cromwell, was executed, the same day Henry married his fifth wife, Catherine Howard. In 1609, the English ship Sea Venture, commanded by Adm. Sir George Somers, ran ashore on Bermuda, where the passengers and crew founded a colony. In 1794, Maximilien Robespierre, a leading figure of the French Revolution, was sent to the guillotine. In 1821, Peru declared its independence from Spain. In 1914, World War I began as Austria-Hungary declared GARFIELD® By Jim Davis war on Serbia. dam. In 1928, the Summer Olympic games opened in Amster- In 1943, President Franklin D. Roosevelt announced the end of coffee rationing, which had limited people to one pound of coffee every five weeks since it began in Nov. 1942. SHOE By Chris Cassatt and Gary Brookins BLONDIE® By Dean Young and Stan Drake In 1962, 19 passengers were killed when a Pennsylvania Railroad Co. train enroute from Harrisburg to Philadelphia derailed in Steelton. In 1976, an earthquake devastated northern China, killing at least 242,000 people, according to an official estimate. In 1990, political newcomer and upset winner Alberto Fujimori was sworn in for his first term as president of Peru. Ten years ago: Nine coal miners trapped in the flooded Quecreek Mine in Somerset, Pa., were rescued after 77 hours underground. Speaking publicly on the church abuse scandal for the first time, Pope John Paul II told young Catholics in Toronto that sexual abuse of children by priests ''fills us all with a deep sense of sadness and shame.'' Five years ago: Vice President Dick Cheney, with a his- tory of heart problems, had surgery to replace an implanted device that was monitoring his heartbeat. In 1959, in preparation for statehood, Hawaiians voted to send the first Chinese-American, Republican Hiram L. Fong, to the U.S. Senate and the first Japanese-American, Democrat Daniel K. Inouye, to the U.S. House of Repre- sentatives. BEETLE BAILEY® By Mort Walker One year ago: The body of the military chief of the Libyan rebels' National Transitional Council, Abdel-Fattah Younis, was found dumped outside Benghazi along with those of two top aides. Today's Birthdays: Movie director Andrew V. McLa- glen is 92. Actor Darryl Hickman is 81. Ballet dancer-chore- ographer Jacques d'Amboise is 78. Art critic Robert Hugh- es is 74. Musical conductor Riccardo Muti is 71. Former Senator and NBA Hall of Famer Bill Bradley is 69. ''Garfield'' creator Jim Davis is 67. Singer Jonathan Edwards is 66. Actress Linda Kelsey is 66. TV producer Dick Ebersol is 65. Actress Sally Struthers is 64. Actress Georgia Engel is 64. Rock musician Simon Kirke (Bad Company) is 63. The president of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, is 58. Rock musician Steve Morse (Deep Purple) is 58. CBS anchorman Scott Pelley is 55. Alt-country-rock musician Marc Perlman is 51. Actor Michael Hayden is 49. Actress Lori Loughlin is 48. Jazz musician-producer Delfeayo Marsalis is 47. Former hockey player turned general man- ager Garth Snow is 43. Actress Elizabeth Berkley is 40. Singer Afroman is 38. Country musician Todd Anderson (Heartland) is 37. Country singer Carly Goodwin is 31. Thought for Today: ''Knowing others is intelligence; HAGAR the Horrible® By Chris Browne of New York's Empire State Building, killing 14 people. The U.S. Senate ratified the United Nations Charter by a vote of 89-2. In 1945, a U.S. Army bomber crashed into the 79th floor knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power. If you realize that you have enough, you are truly rich.'' — From the Tao (dow) Te Ching, the sacred book of Taoism. ZITS BY JERRY SCOTT & JIM BORGMAN FRANK & ERNEST® By Bob Thaves ALLEY OOP