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PEANUTS® Thursday, September 27, 2012 – Daily News 5C By Charles Schultz Today in History By The Associated Press DILBERT® By Scott Adams Today is Thursday, Sept. 27, the 271st day of 2012. There are 95 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Sept. 27, 1962, ''Silent Spring,'' Rachel Carson's groundbreaking as well as controversial study on the effects of pesticides on the environment, was published in book form by Houghton Mifflin. On this date: In 1540, Pope Paul III issued a papal bull establishing the Society of Jesus, or Jesuits, as a religious order. In 1779, John Adams was named by Congress to nego- tiate the Revolutionary War's peace terms with Britain. In 1854, the first great disaster involving an Atlantic Ocean passenger vessel occurred when the steamship SS Arctic sank off Newfoundland; of the more than 400 peo- ple on board, only 86 survived. In 1862, during the Civil War, the Union Army's first all- GARFIELD® By Jim Davis black regiment, the self-described ''Chasseurs d'Afrique'' (Hunters of Africa), was formed in New Orleans (which was then under Northern control). In 1928, the United States said it was recognizing the Nationalist Chinese government. In 1939, Warsaw, Poland, surrendered after weeks of resistance to invading forces from Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union during World War II. In 1941, the United States launched 14 rapidly built ''Liberty'' military cargo vessels. In 1942, Glenn Miller and his Orchestra performed together for the last time, at the Central Theater in Passaic, N.J., prior to Miller's entry into the Army. In 1954, ''Tonight!,'' hosted by Steve Allen, made its debut on NBC-TV. In 1964, the government publicly released the report of SHOE By Chris Cassatt and Gary Brookins In 1979, Congress gave its final approval to forming the U.S. Department of Education. the Warren Commission, which found that Lee Harvey Oswald had acted alone in assassinating President John F. Kennedy. BLONDIE® By Dean Young and Stan Drake In 1994, more than 350 Republican congressional can- didates gathered on the steps of the U.S. Capitol to sign the ''Contract with America,'' a 10-point platform they pledged to enact if voters sent a GOP majority to the House. Ten years ago: President George W. Bush said the Unit- ed Nations should have a chance to force Saddam Hussein to give up his weapons of mass destruction before the Unit- ed States acted on its own against Iraq, but told a Republi- can fundraising event in Denver that action had to come quickly. Five years ago: Soldiers fired into crowds of anti-gov- ernment demonstrators in Yangon, Myanmar; Kenji Nagai, 50, a video journalist for Japan's APF News, was shot and killed. President George W. Bush promised to take steps to reduce air traffic congestion and long delays that were leav- ing travelers grounded. BEETLE BAILEY® By Mort Walker One year ago: Opening statements in the Los Angeles trial of Michael Jackson's personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, took place as prosecutors accused Murray of killing the superstar through irresponsible use of the anes- thetic propofol, and the defense maintaining Jackson had caused his own death. (Murray was later convicted of felony involuntary manslaughter.) Today's Birthdays: Actress Jayne Meadows is 92. Actress Kathleen Nolan is 79. Actor Wilford Brimley is 78. Actor Claude Jarman Jr. is 78. Author Barbara Howar is 78. World Golf Hall of Famer Kathy Whit- worth is 73. Singer-musician Randy Bachman (Bach- man-Turner Overdrive) is 69. Rock singer Meat Loaf is 65. Actress Liz Torres is 65. Actor A Martinez is 64. Baseball Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt is 63. Actor Cary- Hiroyuki Tagawa is 62. Singer Shaun Cassidy is 54. Rock singer Stephan Jenkins (Third Eye Blind) is 48. Actor Patrick Muldoon is 44. Singer Mark Calderon is 42. Actress Amanda Detmer is 41. Actress Gwyneth Pal- trow is 40. Thought for Today: ''God loved the birds and invented trees. Man loved the birds and invented cages.'' — Jacques Deval, French writer, director and actor (1895-1972). HAGAR the Horrible® By Chris Browne RUBES® By Leigh Rubin ZITS BY JERRY SCOTT & JIM BORGMAN FRANK & ERNEST® By Bob Thaves ALLEY OOP