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PEANUTS® By Charles Schultz Saturday, August 11, 2012 – Daily News 5B Today in History By The Associated Press Today is Saturday, Aug. 11, the 224th day of 2012. There are 142 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Aug. 11, 1962, Andrian Nikolayev became the Sovi- et Union's third cosmonaut to fly in space as he was launched on a 94-hour flight. On this date: DILBERT® By Scott Adams Count'' calendar began. (By some estimates, the cycle will end, and a new one will begin, on Dec. 21 of this year.) In 1786, Capt. Francis Light arrived in Penang to claim the Malaysian island for Britain. In 1860, the nation's first successful silver mill began operation near Virginia City, Nev. In 3114 B.C., the current cycle of the Mayan ''Long In 1909, the steamship SS Arapahoe became the first ship in North America to issue an S.O.S. distress signal, off North Carolina's Cape Hatteras. In 1934, the first federal prisoners arrived at Alcatraz Island (a former military prison) in San Francisco Bay. In 1942, during World War II, Pierre Laval, prime minis- GARFIELD® By Jim Davis ter of Vichy France, publicly declared that ''the hour of lib- eration for France is the hour when Germany wins the war.'' In 1952, Hussein bin Talal was proclaimed King of Jor- dan, beginning a reign lasting nearly 47 years. In 1954, a formal peace took hold in Indochina, ending more than seven years of fighting between the French and Communist Viet Minh. In 1965, rioting and looting that claimed 34 lives broke out in the predominantly black Watts section of Los Ange- les. In 1984, during a voice test for a paid political radio address, President Ronald Reagan joked that he had ''signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bomb- ing in five minutes.'' SHOE By Chris Cassatt and Gary Brookins Minn. In 1992, the Mall of America opened in Bloomington, BLONDIE® By Dean Young and Stan Drake In 1997, President Bill Clinton made the first use of the historic line-item veto, rejecting three items in spending and tax bills. (However, the U.S. Supreme Court later struck down the veto as unconstitutional.) Ten years ago: Dr. Steven J. Hatfill, a bioweapons expert under scrutiny for anthrax-laced letters, fiercely denied any involvement and said he had cooperated with the investiga- tion. (Hatfill was never charged, and the Justice Department ended up agreeing to pay $5.8 million to settle a lawsuit Hat- fill had brought against the government for wrongly impli- cating him.) Five years ago: President George W. Bush welcomed French President Nicolas Sarkozy to his family's estate in Kennebunkport, Maine. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney won an easy and expected victory in a high-profile Iowa Republican Party Straw Poll. One year ago: Minnesota rivals Tim Pawlenty and Michele Bachmann sparred bitterly during an eight-candi- date Republican debate in Ames, Iowa; Mitt Romney sought to stay above the fray as he focused on President Barack Obama, saying, ''Our president simply doesn't understand how to lead and how to grow the economy.'' Today's Birthdays: Actress Arlene Dahl is 84. Song- BEETLE BAILEY® By Mort Walker writer-producer Kenny Gamble is 69. Rock musician Jim Kale (Guess Who) is 69. Magazine columnist Marilyn Vos Savant is 66. Country singer John Conlee is 66. Singer Eric Carmen is 63. Computer scientist and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is 62. Wrestler-actor Hulk Hogan is 59. Singer Joe Jackson is 58. Playwright David Henry Hwang is 55. Actor Miguel A. Nunez Jr. is 48. Actress Viola Davis is 47. Actor Duane Martin is 47. Actor-host Joe Rogan is 45. Rhythm-and-blues musician Chris Dave is 44. Actress Anna Gunn is 44. Actress Ashley Jensen is 44. Rock guitarist Charlie Sexton is 44. Hip-hop artist Ali Shaheed Muham- mad is 42. Actor Will Friedle is 36. Rapper Chris Kelly (Kris Kross) is 34. Actress Merritt Wever (TV: ''Nurse Jackie'') is 32. Actor Chris Hemsworth is 29. Thought for Today: ''Don't wake me for the end of the world unless it has very good special effects.'' — Roger Zelazny, American science-fiction writer (1937-1995). HAGAR the Horrible® By Chris Browne RUBES® By Leigh Rubin ZITS BY JERRY SCOTT & JIM BORGMAN FRANK & ERNEST® By Bob Thaves ALLEY OOP