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4B Daily News – Thursday, October 25, 2012 PEANUTS® By Charles Schultz Today in History By The Associated Press Today is Thursday, Oct. 25, the 299th day of 2012. There are 67 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: DILBERT® By Scott Adams On Oct. 25, 1962, in a dramatic confrontation before the U.N. Security Council, U.S. Ambassador Adlai E. Steven- son II demanded that Soviet Ambassador Valerian Zorin confirm or deny the existence of Soviet-built missile bases in Cuba; when Zorin declined to respond, Stevenson said he was prepared to wait ''until hell freezes over'' for an answer. Stevenson then presented photographic evidence of the bases to the Council. On this date: In 1760, Britain's King George III succeeded his late grandfather, George II. GARFIELD® By Jim Davis In 1812, the frigate USS United States, commanded by Stephen Decatur, captured the British vessel HMS Mace- donian during the War of 1812. In 1854, the ''Charge of the Light Brigade'' took place during the Crimean War as an English brigade of more than 600 men charged the Russian army, suffering heavy losses. In 1912, the song ''My Melancholy Baby'' by Ernie Bur- nett and George Norton was first published under the title ''Melancholy.'' Country comedian Minnie Pearl was born Sarah Ophelia Colley in Centerville, Tenn. In 1929, former Interior Secretary Albert B. Fall was con- victed in Washington, D.C., of accepting a $100,000 bribe from oil tycoon Edward L. Doheny. (Fall was sentenced to a year in prison and fined $100,000; he ended up serving nine months.) Saroyan, opened in New York. In 1945, Taiwan became independent of Japanese colo- nial rule. SHOE By Chris Cassatt and Gary Brookins In 1939, the play ''The Time of Your Life,'' by William In 1962, American author John Steinbeck was named winner of the Nobel Prize in literature. In 1971, the U.N. General Assembly voted to admit mainland China and expel Taiwan. In 1992, Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Roger Miller, 56, died in Los Angeles. Ten years ago: U.S. Sen. Paul Wellstone, D-Minn., was killed in the crash of a private plane in northern Minnesota along with his wife, Sheila, daughter Marcia and five others, a week and a-half before Election Day; he was 58. Actor Richard Harris died in London at age 72. Five years ago: President George W. Bush visited South- ern California, telling residents weary from five days of wildfires: ''We're not going to forget you in Washington, D.C.'' The Boston Red Sox beat the Colorado Rockies 2-1 at Fenway to take a 2-0 World Series lead. BLONDIE® By Dean Young and Stan Drake BEETLE BAILEY® By Mort Walker hafi, his son Muatassim and former Defense Minister Abu Bakr Younis were buried at dawn in a secret location, five days after Gadhafi was slain by revolutionary fighters. Today's Birthdays: Former American League President and Baseball Hall of Famer Lee MacPhail is 95. Former American League president Dr. Bobby Brown is 88. Singer- actress Barbara Cook is 85. Actress Jeanne Cooper is 84. Actress Marion Ross is 84. Country singer Jeanne Black is 75. Basketball Hall of Famer Bobby Knight is 72. Author Anne Tyler is 71. Rock singer Jon Anderson (Yes) is 68. Political strategist James Carville is 68. Singer Taffy Danoff (Starland Vocal Band) is 68. Rock musician Glenn Tipton (Judas Priest) is 65. Actor Brian Kerwin is 63. Actor Mark L. Taylor is 62. Movie director Julian Schnabel is 61. Rock musician Matthias Jabs is 56. Actress Nancy Cartwright (''The Simpsons'') is 55. Country singer Mark Miller (Sawyer Brown) is 54. Rock musician Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers; Chickenfoot) is 51. Actress Tracy Nelson is 49. Actor Michael Boatman is 48. Actor Kevin Michael Richardson is 48. Singer Speech is 44. Actor Adam Gold- berg is 42. Actor-singer Adam Pascal is 42. Rock musician Ed Robertson (Barenaked Ladies) is 42. Actress Persia White is 42. Country singer Chely Wright is 42. Violinist Midori is 41. Actor Craig Robinson is 41. Thought for Today: ''You can tell the size of a man by the size of the thing that makes him mad.'' — Adlai E. Stevenson II, American statesman (1900-1965). One year ago: Deposed Libyan leader Moammar Gad- HAGAR the Horrible® By Chris Browne RUBES® By Leigh Rubin ZITS BY JERRY SCOTT & JIM BORGMAN FRANK & ERNEST® By Bob Thaves ALLEY OOP