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6B Daily News – Saturday, October 27, 2012 PEANUTS® By Charles Schultz Today in History By The Associated Press DILBERT® By Scott Adams Today is Saturday, Oct. 27, the 301st day of 2012. There are 65 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 27, 1787, the first of the Federalist Papers, a series of essays calling for ratification of the United States Constitution, was published under the pseudonym ''Pub- lius'' (the essays were a collaborative effort by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay). On this date: In 1795, the United States and Spain signed the Treaty of San Lorenzo (also known as Pinckney's Treaty), which pro- vided for free navigation of the Mississippi River. In 1858, the 26th president of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt, was born in New York City. In 1880, Theodore Roosevelt married his first wife, Alice Lee. GARFIELD® By Jim Davis In 1886 (New Style date), the musical fantasy ''A Night on Bald Mountain,'' written by Modest Mussorgsky and revised after his death by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, was performed in St. Petersburg, Russia. In 1904, the first rapid transit subway, the IRT, was inau- gurated in New York City. In 1922, the first annual celebration of Navy Day took place. ic yarn: ''nylon.'' In 1947, ''You Bet Your Life,'' starring Groucho Marx, premiered on ABC Radio. (It later became a television show on NBC.) In 1938, Du Pont announced a name for its new synthet- In 1962, during the Cuban Missile Crisis, a U-2 recon- naissance aircraft was shot down while flying over Cuba, killing the pilot, U.S. Air Force Maj. Rudolf Anderson Jr. In 1971, the Democratic Republic of Congo was renamed the Republic of Zaire (but it went back to its previ- ous name in 1997). SHOE By Chris Cassatt and Gary Brookins In 1978, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin were named winners of the Nobel Peace Prize for their progress toward achieving a Middle East accord. In 1992, Petty Officer Allen Schindler, a gay U.S. Navy BLONDIE® By Dean Young and Stan Drake sailor, was beaten to death near Sasebo Naval Base in south- western Japan by shipmate Terry Helvey, who pleaded guilty to murder and was sentenced to life in prison. Ten years ago: Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva duh was elect- ed president of Brazil in a runoff, becoming the country's first elected leftist leader. Dallas Cowboys running back Emmitt Smith broke the NFL career rushing yardage record held by the late Walter Payton as he reached 16,728 yards in a game against the Seattle Seahawks, who won, 17-14. The Anaheim Angels won the World Series, beating the San Francisco Giants 4-1 in Game 7. Five years ago: Despite significant dissent in the ranks, United Auto Workers members narrowly passed a four-year contract agreement with Chrysler LLC. BEETLE BAILEY® By Mort Walker hoped would mark a turning point in their two-year debt cri- sis, agreeing to have banks take bigger losses on Greece's debts and to boost the region's weapons against market tur- moil. Today's Birthdays: Actress Nanette Fabray is 92. Base- ball Hall-of-Famer and sportscaster Ralph Kiner is 90. Actress Ruby Dee is 88. Actor-comedian John Cleese is 73. Author Maxine Hong Kingston is 72. Country singer Lee Greenwood is 70. Producer-director Ivan Reitman is 66. Country singer-musician Jack Daniels is 63. Rock musician Garry Tallent (Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band) is 63. Author Fran Lebowitz is 62. Rock musician K.K. Downing is 61. TV personality Jayne Kennedy is 61. Actor-director Roberto Benigni is 60. Actor Peter Firth is 59. Actor Robert Picardo is 59. World Golf Hall of Famer Patty Sheehan is 56. Singer Simon Le Bon is 54. Country musician Jerry Dale McFadden (The Mavericks) is 48. Internet news editor Matt Drudge is 46. Thought for Today: "In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing." — Theodore Roosevelt, American president (1858-1919). One year ago: European leaders clinched a deal they HAGAR the Horrible® By Chris Browne RUBES® By Leigh Rubin ZITS BY JERRY SCOTT & JIM BORGMAN FRANK & ERNEST® By Bob Thaves ALLEY OOP