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4B Daily News – Tuesday, September 11, 2012 PEANUTS® MONDAY COMICS By Charles Schultz Today in History By The Associated Press Today is Monday, Sept. 10, the 254th day of 2012. There are 112 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Sept. 10, 1912, the jungle character Tarzan made his debut as ''Tarzan of the Apes'' by Edgar Rice Burroughs was first published in The All-Story magazine. (The novel was published in book form in 1914.) On this date: DILBERT® By Scott Adams Jamestown colony council in Virginia. In 1813, an American naval force commanded by Oliver H. Perry defeated the British in the Battle of Lake Erie dur- ing the War of 1812. In 1846, Elias Howe received a patent for his sewing machine. GARFIELD® By Jim Davis Transit Railroad, later known as the IND, began service. In 1939, Canada declared war on Germany. In 1962, the U.S. Supreme Court ordered the University of Mississippi to admit James Meredith, a black student. In 1963, twenty black students entered Alabama public schools following a standoff between federal authorities and Gov. George C. Wallace. In 1919, New York City welcomed home Gen. John J. Pershing and 25,000 soldiers who'd served in the U.S. First Division during World War I. In 1932, New York's Independent City Owned Rapid SHOE By Chris Cassatt and Gary Brookins ketball team lost to the Soviets, 51-50, in a gold-medal match marked by controversy because officials ordered the final three seconds of the game replayed, enabling the Sovi- ets to win; the U.S. protested, to no avail. Frank Shorter of the United States won the men's marathon. In 1979, four Puerto Rican nationalists imprisoned for a 1954 attack on the U.S. House of Representatives and a 1950 attempt on the life of President Harry S. Truman were freed from prison after being granted clemency by President Jimmy Carter. In 1972, at the Munich Olympics, the U.S. Olympic bas- BLONDIE® By Dean Young and Stan Drake was welcomed by President and Mrs. Reagan as he began a 10-day tour of the United States. Ten years ago: The Bush administration raised the nationwide terror alert to yellow, its second-highest level, closed nine U.S. embassies overseas and heightened securi- ty at federal buildings and landmarks in America on the eve of the Sept. 11 anniversary. Five years ago: Gen. David Petraeus, the top American commander in Iraq, told Congress he envisioned the with- drawal of roughly 30,000 U.S. troops by the summer of 2008, saying the surge in U.S. troops had met its military objectives ''in large measure.'' One year ago: On the eve of the 10th anniversary of 9/11, former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton paid tribute to the 40 passengers and crew who fought back against their hijackers aboard Flight 93 during a ceremony dedicating the first phase of a memorial in Shanksville, Pa. Today's Birthdays: World Golf Hall of Famer Arnold In 1987, Pope John Paul II arrived in Miami, where he BEETLE BAILEY® By Mort Walker Palmer is 83. Actor Philip Baker Hall is 81. Country singer Tommy Overstreet is 75. Actor Greg Mullavey is 73. Jazz vibraphonist Roy Ayers is 72. Singer Danny Hutton (Three Dog Night) is 70. Singer Jose Feliciano is 67. Actor Tom Ligon is 67. Actress Judy Geeson is 64. Former Canadian first lady Margaret Trudeau is 64. Political commentator Bill O'Reilly is 63. Rock musician Joe Perry (Aerosmith) is 62. Actress Amy Irving is 59. Country singer Rosie Flores is 56. Actress Kate Burton is 55. Movie director Chris Columbus is 54. Actor Colin Firth is 52. Rock singer-musician David Lowery (Cracker) is 52. Actor Sean O'Bryan is 49. Retired MLB All-Star pitcher Randy Johnson is 49. Rock musician Robin Goodridge (Bush) is 47. Rock musician Stevie D. (Buckcherry) is 46. Rock singer-musician Miles Zuniga (Fastball) is 46. Actress Nina Repeta is 45. Rapper Big Daddy Kane is 44. Movie director Guy Ritchie is 44. Con- temporary Christian singer Sara Groves is 40. Thought for Today: ''The more one pleases everybody, the less one pleases profoundly.'' — Stendhal, French author (1783-1842). HAGAR the Horrible® By Chris Browne RUBES® By Leigh Rubin In 1608, John Smith was elected president of the ZITS BY JERRY SCOTT & JIM BORGMAN FRANK & ERNEST® By Bob Thaves ALLEY OOP