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PEANUTS® By Charles Schultz Friday, September 7, 2012 – Daily News 3B Today in History By The Associated Press Today is Friday, Sept. 7, the 251st day of 2012. There are 115 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: DILBERT® By Scott Adams On Sept. 7, 1812, the Battle of Borodino took place dur- ing the Napoleonic Wars as French troops clashed with Russian forces outside Moscow; although France won a short-term victory, Russia was able to ultimately drive out Napoleon's invaders. (The battle was commemorated by composer Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky with his ''1812 Over- ture.'') wich. On this date: In 1533, England's Queen Elizabeth I was born in Green- In 1825, the Marquis de Lafayette, the French hero of the American Revolution, bade farewell to President John Quin- cy Adams at the White House. In 1892, James J. Corbett knocked out John L. Sullivan to win the world heavyweight crown in New Orleans in a fight conducted under the Marquess of Queensberry rules. In 1907, the British liner RMS Lusitania set out from GARFIELD® By Jim Davis Liverpool, England, on its maiden voyage, arriving six days later in New York. In 1940, Nazi Germany began its eight-month blitz of Britain during World War II with the first air attack on Lon- don. SHOE By Chris Cassatt and Gary Brookins wounded on the Las Vegas Strip; he died six days later. Ten years ago: President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair, meeting at Camp David, said the world had to act against Saddam Hussein, arguing that the Iraqi leader had defied the United Nations and reneged on promises to destroy weapons of mass destruction. Five years ago: Osama bin Laden appeared in a video for eventually turn over control of the waterway to Panama, were signed in Washington by President Jimmy Carter and Panamanian leader Omar Torrijos. In 1986, Desmond Tutu was installed as the first black to lead the Anglican Church in southern Africa. In 1996, rapper Tupac Shakur was shot and mortally In 1962, author Karen Blixen, also known as Isak Dine- sen, died in Rungstedlund, Denmark, at age 77. In 1977, the Panama Canal treaties, calling for the U.S. to BLONDIE® By Dean Young and Stan Drake BEETLE BAILEY® By Mort Walker the first time in three years, telling Americans they should convert to Islam if they wanted the war in Iraq to end. A fed- eral judge ruled that Iran had to pay $2.65 billion to the fam- ilies of the 241 U.S. service members killed in the 1983 bombing of the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut. A jury in St. Francisville, La., acquitted Sal and Mabel Mangano, the owners of a nursing home where 35 patients died after Hur- ricane Katrina, of negligent homicide and cruelty charges. One year ago: The latest in a series of Republican presi- dential debates brought together Mitt Romney, Michelle Bachmann, Rick Perry, Herman Cain, Newt Gingrich, Jon Huntsman, Ron Paul, and Rick Santorum in Simi Valley, Calif. Today's Birthdays: Sen. Daniel Inouye D-Hawaii, is 88. Jazz musician Sonny Rollins is 82. Actor Bruce Gray is 76. Singer Alfa Anderson (Chic) is 66. Actress Susan Blakely is 64. Singer Gloria Gaynor is 63. Rock singer Chrissie Hynde (The Pretenders) is 61. Actress Julie Kavner is 61. Rock musician Benmont Tench (Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers) is 59. Actor Corbin Bernsen is 58. Actor Michael Emerson is 58. Pianist Michael Feinstein is 56. Singer Margot Chap- man is 55. Actor W. Earl Brown is 49. Actor Toby Jones is 46. Model-actress Angie Everhart is 43. Actress Diane Farr is 43. Country singer Butter (Trailer Choir) is 42. Actress Monique Gabriela Curnen is 42. Actor Tom Everett Scott is 42. Rock musician Chad Sexton (311) is 42. Actress Shan- non Elizabeth is 39. Actor Oliver Hudson is 36. Thought for Today: ''When you have a great and diffi- cult task, something perhaps almost impossible, if you only work a little at a time, every day a little, suddenly the work will finish itself.'' — Karen Blixen (Isak Dinesen) (1885- 1962). HAGAR the Horrible® By Chris Browne RUBES® By Leigh Rubin In 1957, the original version of the animated NBC pea- cock logo, used to denote programs ''brought to you in liv- ing color,'' made its debut at the beginning of ''Your Hit Parade.'' ZITS BY JERRY SCOTT & JIM BORGMAN FRANK & ERNEST® By Bob Thaves ALLEY OOP