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4B – Daily News – Tuesday, April 27, 2010 PEANUTS® By Charles Schultz Today in History By The Associated Press DILBERT® By Scott Adams Today is Tuesday, April 27, the 117th day of 2010. There are 248 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 27, 1810, Ludwig van Beethoven wrote one of his most famous piano compositions, the Bagatelle in A-minor, popularly known by its reported dedication, ‘‘Fuer Elise’’ (for Elise). (Editors note: The title is generally spelled ‘‘Fur Elise’’ with an umlaut over the ‘‘u.’’) On this date: In 1521, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan was killed by natives in the Philippines. In 1570, Pope Pius V excommunicated Queen Eliza- beth I. In 1805, during the First Barbary War, an American- led force of Marines and mercenaries captured the city of Derna, on the shores of Tripoli. In 1822, the 18th president of the United States, Ulysses S. Grant, was born in Point Pleasant, Ohio. In 1865, the steamer Sultana exploded on the Missis- GARFIELD® By Jim Davis sippi River near Memphis, Tenn., killing more than 1,400 people, mostly freed Union prisoners of war. In 1932, American poet Hart Crane, 32, drowned after jumping from a steamer into the Gulf of Mexico while en route to New York. In 1965, broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow died in Pawling, N.Y., two days after turning 57. In 1967, Expo ’67 was officially opened in Montreal by Canadian Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson. In 1973, Acting FBI Director L. Patrick Gray resigned after it was revealed that he’d destroyed files removed from the safe of Watergate conspirator E. Howard Hunt. In 1978, convicted Watergate defendant John D. Ehrlich- SHOE By Chris Cassatt and Gary Brookins man was released from an Arizona prison after serving 18 months. Fifty-one construction workers plunged to their deaths when a scaffold inside a cooling tower at the Pleas- ants Power Station site in West Virginia fell 168 feet to the ground. Ten years ago: New York City Mayor Rudolph Giu- liani disclosed that he had prostate cancer (he later bowed out of the U.S. Senate race against Hillary Rodham Clin- ton). Five years ago: Touting technology as a way to solve the country’s energy problems, President George W. Bush called for construction of more nuclear power plants and urged Congress to give tax breaks for fuel-efficient hybrid and clean-diesel cars. Russian President Vladimir Putin became the first Kremlin leader to visit Israel. The Air- bus A380, the world’s largest jetliner, made its maiden flight. BLONDIE® By Dean Young and Stan Drake One year ago: A 23-month-old Mexico City toddler BEETLE BAILEY® By Mort Walker died at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, the first swine- flu death on U.S. soil. A strong earthquake struck cen- tral Mexico, rattling nerves among residents already tense from a swine flu outbreak suspected of killing as many as 149 people nationwide. A low-flying plane, later deter- mined to be an Air Force One jet, panicked New York- ers. General Motors announced plans to cut 21,000 hourly jobs and scrap the Pontiac brand. Today’s Birthdays: Actor Jack Klugman is 88. Actress Anouk Aimee is 78. Announcer Casey Kasem is 78. Actress Judy Carne is 71. Rhythm-and-blues singer Cuba Good- ing is 66. Singer Ann Peebles is 63. Rock singer Kate Pierson (The B-52’s) is 62. Rhythm-and-blues singer Her- bie Murrell (The Stylistics) is 61. Actor Douglas Shee- han is 61. Rock musician Ace Frehley is 59. Pop singer Sheena Easton is 51. Actor James Le Gros (groh) is 48. Rock musician Rob Squires (Big Head Todd and the Mon- sters) is 45. Singer Mica (MEE’-shah) Paris is 41. Actress Maura West is 38. Actress Sally Hawkins is 34. Rock singer- musician Travis Meeks (Days of the New) is 31. Actress Ari Graynor is 27. Rock singer-musician Patrick Stump (Fall Out Boy) is 26. Actor William Moseley is 23. Singer Allison Iraheta is 18. Thought for Today: ‘‘For those who do not think, it is best at least to rearrange their prejudices once in a while.’’ — Luther Burbank, American horticulturist (1849-1926). HAGAR the Horrible® By Chris Browne RUBES® By Leigh Rubin ZITS BY JERRY SCOTT & JIM BORGMAN FRANK & ERNEST® By Bob Thaves ALLEY OOP