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4B – Daily News – Saturday, March 27, 2010 PEANUTS® By Charles Schultz Today in History By The Associated Press Today is Saturday, March 27, the 86th day of 2010. There are 279 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On March 27, 1977, 583 people were killed when a KLM Boeing 747, attempting to take off, crashed into a Pan Am 747 on the Canary Island of Tenerife (ten-uh- REEF’). DILBERT® By Scott Adams On this date: In 1513, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon (hwahn pahns duh LEE’-ohn) sighted present-day Florida. In 1625, Charles I acceded to the English throne upon the death of James I. In 1794, Congress approved ‘‘An Act to provide a Naval Armament’’ of six armed ships. In 1836, the first Mormon temple was dedicated, in Kirtland, Ohio. In 1884, the first telephone line between Boston and New York was inaugurated. In 1945, during World War II, General Dwight D. Eisen- GARFIELD® By Jim Davis hower told reporters in Paris that German defenses on the Western Front had been broken. In 1958, Nikita Khrushchev became Soviet premier in addition to First Secretary of the Communist Party. In 1964, Alaska was hit by a powerful earthquake and tsunamis that killed about 130 people. In 1980, 123 workers died when a North Sea floating oil field platform, the Alexander Kielland, capsized dur- ing a storm. In 1990, the U.S. began test broadcasts of TV Marti to Cuba, which promptly jammed the signal. Ten years ago: The Supreme Court decided the fed- SHOE By Chris Cassatt and Gary Brookins eral government could deny food stamps and other wel- fare benefits to people who live permanently in the Unit- ed States but who are not citizens. DaimlerChrysler AG announced it would buy 34 percent of Japan’s Mitsubishi Motors Corp. Five years ago: Pope John Paul II delivered an East- er Sunday blessing to tens of thousands of people in St. Peter’s Square, but the ailing pontiff was unable to speak and managed only to greet the saddened crowd with a sign of the cross. In a live Internet interview with the Rev. Jesse Jackson, Michael Jackson declared himself ‘‘com- pletely innocent’’ of child molestation charges, and said he was the victim of a conspiracy. One year ago: President Barack Obama launched a fresh BLONDIE® By Dean Young and Stan Drake effort to defeat al-Qaida terrorists in both Pakistan and Afghanistan, ordering in 4,000 more troops. A suicide bomber blew up a packed mosque near the Afghan bor- der, killing at least 48 people. The rising Red River broke a 112-year record and threatened the dikes fortifying Fargo, N.D. The main suspect in the Phoenix Serial Shooter attacks, Dale Hausner, was sentenced to death for six murders that had put the city on edge for nearly two years. Mutual fund pioneer Jack Dreyfus died in New York at age 95. For- mer NBC News economics reporter Irving R. Levine died in Washington at age 86. Today’s Birthdays: Former newspaper columnist Antho- BEETLE BAILEY® By Mort Walker ny Lewis is 83. Dance company director Arthur Mitchell is 76. Actor Julian Glover is 75. Actor Jerry Lacy is 74. Actor Austin Pendleton is 70. Actor Michael York is 68. Rock musician Tony Banks (Genesis) is 60. Actress Maria Schneider is 58. Rock musician Andrew Farriss (INXS) is 51. Jazz musician Dave Koz (kahz) is 47. Movie direc- tor Quentin Tarantino is 47. Rock musician Derrick McKen- zie (Jamiroquai) is 46. Rock musician Johnny April (Staind) is 45. Actress Talisa Soto is 43. Actress Pauley Perrette is 41. Singer Mariah Carey is 40. Rock musician Bren- dan Hill (Blues Traveler) is 40. Actress Elizabeth Mitchell is 40. Actor Nathan Fillion is 39. Hip-hop singer Fergie (Black Eyed Peas) is 35. Actress Megan Hilty is 29. Actress Emily Ann Lloyd is 26. Actress Brenda Song (TV: ‘‘The Suite Life of Zack and Cody’’) is 22. Actress Taylor Atelian is 15. Thought for Today: ‘‘A sheltered life can be a dar- ing life as well. For all serious daring starts from with- in.’’ — Eudora Welty, American author (1909-2001). HAGAR the Horrible® By Chris Browne RUBES® By Leigh Rubin ZITS BY JERRY SCOTT & JIM BORGMAN FRANK & ERNEST® By Bob Thaves ALLEY OOP