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4B Daily News – Wednesday, November 21, 2012 PEANUTS® By Charles Schultz Today in History By The Associated Press Today is Wednesday, Nov. 21, the 326th day of 2012. There are 40 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 21, 1942, the Alaska Highway, also known as the Alcan Highway, was formally opened at Soldier's Sum- mit in the Yukon Territory. On this date: DILBERT® By Scott Adams In 1789, North Carolina became the 12th state to ratify the U.S. Constitution. In 1861, Judah Benjamin, who had been acting Confed- erate Secretary of War, was formally named to the post. In 1912, actress and dancer Eleanor Powell was born in Springfield, Mass. In 1920, the Irish Republican Army killed 12 British intelligence officers and two auxiliary policemen in the Dublin area; British forces responded by raiding a soccer match, killing 14 civilians. GARFIELD® By Jim Davis the first woman to serve in the U.S. Senate. In 1931, the Universal horror film ''Frankenstein,'' star- ring Boris Karloff as the monster and Colin Clive as his cre- ator, was first released. In 1922, Rebecca L. Felton of Georgia was sworn in as In 1934, the Cole Porter musical ''Anything Goes,'' star- ring Ethel Merman as Reno Sweeney, opened on Broadway. In 1969, the Senate voted down the Supreme Court nom- ination of Clement F. Haynsworth, 55-45, the first such rejection since 1930. In 1973, President Richard Nixon's attorney, J. Fred Buzhardt revealed the existence of an 18 1/2-minute gap in one of the White House tape recordings related to Water- gate. In 1980, 87 people died in a fire at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, Nev. SHOE By Chris Cassatt and Gary Brookins In 1991, the U.N. Security Council chose Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt to be Secretary-General. Ten years ago: In a historic eastward shift, NATO BLONDIE® By Dean Young and Stan Drake expanded its membership into the borders of the former Soviet Union as it invited seven former communist countries (Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia) under its security umbrella. In northern Nige- ria, deadly rioting erupted after a newspaper suggested Islam's founding prophet Muhammad would have approved of the Miss World beauty pageant, scheduled to be held in the Nigerian capital, Abuja (the event was moved to Lon- don). Five years ago: New Hampshire set its earliest-ever pres- idential primary, deciding on Jan. 8, 2008. Officials announced the recall of more than a half-million pieces of Chinese-made children's jewelry contaminated with lead. One year ago: Congress' bipartisan deficit reduction BEETLE BAILEY® By Mort Walker ''supercommittee,'' tasked with finding $1.2 trillion in cuts over a decade, failed; under the law that established the com- mittee, inability to reach a compromise would trigger about $1 trillion in automatic spending cuts in military and domes- tic government programs beginning in 2013. Detroit's Justin Verlander became the first starting pitcher in a quarter-cen- tury to be voted Most Valuable Player. Today's Birthdays: Baseball Hall-of-Famer Stan Musial is 92. Actor Joseph Campanella is 85. Country singer Jean Shepard is 79. Actor Laurence Luckinbill is 78. Actress Marlo Thomas is 75. Actor Rick Lenz is 73. Singer Dr. John is 72. Actress Juliet Mills is 71. Basketball Hall of Famer Earl Monroe is 68. Comedian-director Harold Ramis is 68. Television producer Marcy Carsey is 68. Actress Goldie Hawn is 67. Movie director Andrew Davis is 66. Rock musician Lonnie Jordan (War) is 64. Singer Liv- ingston Taylor is 62. Actress-singer Lorna Luft is 60. Actress Cherry Jones is 56. Rock musician Brian Ritchie (The Violent Femmes) is 52. Gospel singer Steven Curtis Chapman is 50. Actress Nicollette Sheridan is 49. Singer- actress Bjork (byork) is 47. Pro and College Football Hall of Famer Troy Aikman is 46. Alex James (Blur) is 44. MLB All-Star player Ken Griffey Jr. is 43. TV personality Rib Hillis is 42. Rapper Pretty Lou (Lost Boyz) is 41. Thought for Today: ''A concept is stronger than a fact.'' — Charlotte P. Gilman, American lecturer and author (1860-1935). HAGAR the Horrible® By Chris Browne RUBES® By Leigh Rubin ZITS BY JERRY SCOTT & JIM BORGMAN FRANK & ERNEST® By Bob Thaves ALLEY OOP