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PEANUTS® Thursday, November 1, 2012 – Daily News By Charles Schultz Today in History By The Associated Press Today is Thursday, Nov. 1, the 306th day of 2012. There are 60 days left in the year. This is All Saints Day. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 1, 1512, Michelangelo's just-completed paint- ings on the ceiling of the Vatican's Sistine Chapel were pub- licly unveiled by the artist's patron, Pope Julius II. On this date: DILBERT® By Scott Adams 3B In 1765, the Stamp Act went into effect, prompting stiff resistance from American colonists. In 1861, during the Civil War, President Abraham Lin- coln named Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan General-in- Chief of the Union armies, succeeding Lt. Gen. Winfield Scott. In 1870, the United States Weather Bureau made its first meteorological observations. GARFIELD® By Jim Davis In 1936, in a speech in Milan, Italy, Benito Mussolini described the alliance between his country and Nazi Ger- many as an ''axis'' running between Rome and Berlin. In 1944, ''Harvey,'' a comedy by Mary Chase about a man and his friend, an invisible six-foot-tall rabbit, opened on Broadway. In 1950, two Puerto Rican nationalists tried to force their way into Blair House in Washington, D.C., in a failed attempt to assassinate President Harry S. Truman. (One of the pair was killed, along with a White House police officer.) In 1952, the United States exploded the first hydrogen bomb, code-named ''Ivy Mike,'' at Enewetak (en-ih-WEE'- tahk) Atoll in the Marshall Islands. In 1954, Algerian nationalists began their successful rebellion against French rule. unveiled its new voluntary film rating system: G for gener- al, M for mature (later changed to GP, then PG), R for restricted and X (later changed to NC-17) for adults only. In 1972, author and poet Ezra Pound died in Venice, Italy, In 1968, the Motion Picture Association of America SHOE By Chris Cassatt and Gary Brookins at age 87. slovakia, prompting tens of thousands of refugees to flee to the West. Ten years ago: A federal judge approved most provisions of an antitrust settlement between Microsoft and the Justice Department. A Russian spacecraft carrying two cosmonauts and a Belgian astronaut docked with the international space station. Five years ago: British college student Meredith Kercher, In 1989, East Germany reopened its border with Czecho- BLONDIE® By Dean Young and Stan Drake BEETLE BAILEY® By Mort Walker 21, was found slain in her bedroom in Perugia, Italy; her roommate, American Amanda Knox and Knox's Italian boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito were later convicted of killing Kercher, but both had their guilty verdicts overturned. (Rudy Guede, a petty criminal who was convicted separately, remains imprisoned.) R One year ago: Europe's days-old plan to solve its crip- pling debt crisis and restore faith in the global economy was thrown into chaos by Greek Prime Minister George Papan- dreou's stunning decision to call a referendum on the coun- try's latest rescue package. (Papandreou dropped the refer- endum plan two days later.) Today's Birthdays: Actress Betsy Palmer is 86. Golfer Gary Player is 77. Country singer Bill Anderson is 75. Actress Barbara Bosson is 73. Actor Robert Foxworth is 71. Actress Marcia Wallace is 70. Magazine publisher Larry Flynt is 70. Country singer-humorist Kinky Friedman is 68. Actress Jeannie Berlin is 63. Music producer David Foster is 63. Rhythm-and-blues musician Ronald Khalis Bell (Kool and the Gang) is 61. Country singer-songwriter-producer Keith Stegall is 58. Country singer Lyle Lovett is 55. Actress Rachel Ticotin is 54. Rock musician Eddie MacDonald (The Alarm) is 53. Rock singer Anthony Kiedis (Red Hot Chili Peppers) is 50. Pop singer-musician Mags Furuhol- men (a-ha) is 50. Rock musician Rick Allen (Def Leppard) is 49. Country singer ''Big Kenny'' Alphin (Big and Rich) is 49. Singer Sophie B. Hawkins is 48. Rapper Willie D (Geto Boys) is 46. Country musician Dale Wallace (Emer- son Drive) is 43. Thought for Today: ''Good taste is the worst vice ever invented.'' — Dame Edith Sitwell, English poet (1887- 1964). HAGAR the Horrible® By Chris Browne RUBES® By Leigh Rubin ZITS BY JERRY SCOTT & JIM BORGMAN FRANK & ERNEST® By Bob Thaves ALLEY OOP