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PEANUTS® Wednesday, August 29, 2012 – Daily News 5B By Charles Schultz Today in History By The Associated Press Today is Wednesday, Aug. 29, the 242nd day of 2012. There are 124 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Aug. 29, 1952, 4'33'' (''Four Minutes, Thirty-three DILBERT® By Scott Adams Seconds''), a three-movement composition by avant-garde composer John Cage, had its premiere in Woodstock, N.Y., as pianist David Tudor sat at a piano and, for a total of four minutes and 33 seconds, played... nothing. (According to Cage, the ''music'' consisted of the setting's background noises, including the sounds of the increasingly restive audi- ence.) In 1533, the last Incan King of Peru, Atahualpa was exe- cuted on orders of Spanish conqueror Francisco Pizarro. In 1862, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing began operations at the United States Treasury. On this date: GARFIELD® By Jim Davis In 1877, the second president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Brigham Young, died in Salt Lake City, Utah, at age 76. In 1943, responding to a clampdown by Nazi occupiers, Denmark managed to scuttle most of its naval ships. In 1944, 15,000 American troops marched down the Champs Elysees in Paris as the French capital continued to celebrate its liberation from the Nazis. In 1957, the Senate gave final congressional approval to Gary, Ind. In 1958, pop superstar Michael Jackson was born in a Civil Rights Act after South Carolina Sen. Strom Thur- mond (then a Democrat) ended a filibuster that had lasted 24 hours. In 1962, Malvin R. Goode began covering the United Nations for ABC-TV, becoming network television's first black reporter. SHOE By Chris Cassatt and Gary Brookins In 1972, swimmer Mark Spitz of the United States won the third of his seven gold medals at the Munich Olympics, finishing first in the 200-meter freestyle. In 1982, Academy Award-winning actress Ingrid BLONDIE® By Dean Young and Stan Drake BEETLE BAILEY® By Mort Walker Bergman died in London on her 67th birthday. In 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast near Buras, La., bringing floods that devastated New Orleans. More than 1,800 people in the region died. Ten years ago: A judge in Norwalk, Conn., sentenced Michael Skakel to 20 years to life in prison for bludgeoning his teenage neighbor, Martha Moxley, with a golf club in 1975 after hearing the Kennedy cousin tearfully proclaim his innocence. Five years ago: Fellow Republicans called on Idaho Sen. Larry Craig to resign and party leaders pushed him from senior committee posts as fallout continued over his arrest at a Minneapolis airport restroom and guilty plea to disorderly conduct. Prayers, protests and a lingering disgust with the government's response to Hurricane Katrina marked the dis- aster's second anniversary in New Orleans. Taliban militants in Afghanistan released 12 South Korean captives, part of a deal with Seoul to free all 19 hostages. One year ago: In a sign Moammar Gadhafi had lost grip on his country, his wife and three of his children fled Libya to neighboring Algeria. Grammy-winning blues musician David ''Honey Boy'' Edwards, believed to be the oldest sur- viving Delta bluesman, died in his Chicago home at age 96. Today's Birthdays: Actor-director Lord Richard Atten- borough is 89. Movie director William Friedkin is 77. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., is 76. Actor Elliott Gould is 74. Movie director Joel Schumacher is 73. Former White House Press Secretary James Brady is 72. TV personality Robin Leach is 71. Actor Ray Wise is 65. Actress Deborah Van Valkenburgh is 60. White House Chief of Staff Jacob Lew is 57. Dancer-choreographer Mark Morris is 56. Country musician Dan Truman (Diamond Rio) is 56. Actress Rebec- ca DeMornay is 53. Singer Me'Shell NdegeOcello is 43. Rhythm-and-blues singer Carl Martin (Shai) is 42. Actress Carla Gugino is 41. Rock musician Kyle Cook (Matchbox Twenty) is 37. Actor John Hensley is 35. Thought for Today: ''Whom the gods wish to destroy they first call promising.'' — Cyril Connolly, British jour- nalist-writer (1903-1974). HAGAR the Horrible® By Chris Browne RUBES® By Leigh Rubin ZITS BY JERRY SCOTT & JIM BORGMAN FRANK & ERNEST® By Bob Thaves ALLEY OOP