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4B Daily News – Tuesday, November 6, 2012 PEANUTS® MONDAY COMICS By Charles Schultz Today in History By The Associated Press DILBERT® By Scott Adams Today is Monday, Nov. 5, the 310th day of 2012. There are 56 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 5, 1912, Democrat Woodrow Wilson was elect- ed president, defeating Progressive Party candidate Theodore Roosevelt, incumbent Republican William Howard Taft and Socialist Eugene V. Debs. On this date: In 1605, the ''Gunpowder Plot'' failed as Guy Fawkes was seized before he could blow up the English Parliament. In 1781, the Continental Congress elected John Hanson of Maryland its chairman, giving him the title of ''President of the United States in Congress Assembled.'' In 1872, suffragist Susan B. Anthony defied the law by attempting to cast a vote for President Ulysses S. Grant. (Anthony was convicted by a judge and fined $100, but she never paid the fine.) In 1911, aviator Calbraith P. Rodgers arrived in Pasade- na, Calif., completing the first transcontinental airplane trip in 49 days. GARFIELD® By Jim Davis In 1940, President Franklin D. Roosevelt won an unprecedented third term in office as he defeated Republi- can challenger Wendell L. Willkie. In 1942, American showman George M. Cohan died in New York at age 64. ing Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey and American Independent candidate George C. Wallace. In 1974, Ella T. Grasso was elected governor of Con- necticut, becoming the first woman to win a gubernatorial office without succeeding her husband. In 1968, Richard M. Nixon won the presidency, defeat- In 1987, Supreme Court nominee Douglas H. Ginsburg admitted using marijuana several times in the 1960s and 70s, calling it a mistake. (Ginsburg ended up withdrawing his nomination.) SHOE By Chris Cassatt and Gary Brookins extremist, was shot to death at a New York hotel. (Egyptian native El Sayyed Nosair was convicted of the slaying in fed- eral court.) In 1990, Rabbi Meir Kahane, the Brooklyn-born Israeli BLONDIE® By Dean Young and Stan Drake in Texas left 13 people dead; Maj. Nidal Hasan, an Army psychiatrist, was charged with premeditated murder and attempted murder. Ten years ago: In midterm elections, Republicans won control of the Senate and strengthened their hold on the House while claiming a majority of the governors' races. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Harvey Pitt resigned under pressure after a series of political mis- steps that had embarrassed the White House. Randy John- son won his record-tying fourth straight National League Cy Young Award. Five years ago: Hollywood writers went on strike, forc- ing late-night talk shows to immediately start airing reruns. Police in major Pakistani cities fired tear gas and clubbed lawyers protesting President Gen. Pervez Musharraf's emer- gency rule. In 2009, a shooting rampage at the Fort Hood Army post BEETLE BAILEY® By Mort Walker Elke Sommer is 72. Singer Art Garfunkel is 71. Actor-play- wright Sam Shepard is 69. Singer Peter Noone is 65. Actor Nestor Serrano (''24'') is 57. Actress-comedian Mo Gaffney is 54. Actor Robert Patrick is 54. Singer Bryan Adams is 53. Actress Tilda Swinton is 52. Actor Michael Gaston is 50. Actress Tatum O'Neal is 49. Actress Andrea McArdle is 49. Rock singer Angelo Moore (Fishbone) is 47. Actress Judy Reyes is 45. Rock musician Mark Hunter (James) is 44. Actor Sam Rockwell is 44. Country singers Heather and Jennifer Kinley (The Kinleys) are 42. Actor Corin Nemec is 41. Rock musician Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead) is 41. Country singer-musician Ryan Adams is 38. Actor Sam Page is 36. Actor Jeremy Lelliott is 30. Thought for Today: ''Examine what is said, not him who speaks.'' — Arab proverb. One year ago: Former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky, accused of molesting eight boys, was arrest- ed and released on $100,000 bail after being arraigned on 40 criminal counts. Today's Birthdays: Actor Chris Robinson is 74. Actress HAGAR the Horrible® By Chris Browne RUBES® By Leigh Rubin ZITS BY JERRY SCOTT & JIM BORGMAN FRANK & ERNEST® By Bob Thaves ALLEY OOP