Snoopy - Timeline
1950s |
October 2, 1950: Peanuts debuts in seven newspapers November 16, 1952: Lucy first holds a football for Charlie Brown June 1, 1954 Debut of Linus' security blanket January 5, 1956: Snoopy first walks on two legs 1958: Yale University names Schulz Cartoonist of the Year. August 23, 1959: Sally debuts (as an infant) |
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1960s |
March 11, 1960: Charlie Brown's father is revealed to be a barber 1960: Hallmark introduces Peanuts greeting cards November 19, 1961: Charlie Brown first pines for the little red-haired girl 1962: Peanuts is named Best Humor Strip of the Year by the National Cartoonists Society April 4, 1967: A bird strongly resembling Woodstock debuts May 18, 1969: Charlie Brown and Snoopy accompany astronauts into space aboard Apollo X |
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1970s |
July 20, 1971: Marcie first calls Peppermint Patty "Sir" November 20, 1973: A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving debuts, and wins an Emmy Award January 21, 1974: Rerun first appears on his mother's bicycle August 13, 1975: Spike debuts January 27, 1977: Sally first dubs Linus her "Sweet Babboo" June 28, 1979: The WW1 Flying Ace visits with the "cute little French girl" (Marcie) |
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1980s |
January 7, 1980: Peppermint Patty gives a correct answer in her class August 1, 1983: Peanuts Collectors Club debuts, with a 12-page newsletter July 1, 1984: Peanuts is now seen in a record -breaking 2,000 newspapers around the world November 4, 1985: Sally begins to look for Halley's Comet January 24, 1989: Olaf debuts October 1, 1989 Good Grief, the only authorized biography of Charles Schulz, is published |
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1990s |
September 24, 1990: Pig Pen runs for class president April 21, 1994: Lucy catches a fly ball September 1, 1991: Schroeder becomes a spokesman for National Piano Month March 30, 1993: Charlie Brown hits his first home run August 6, 1993: Sally discovers that her family is "famous" because they're in the telephone book December 14, 1999: Charles Schulz officially retires
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2000 |
2000: 50th Anniversary of Peanuts January 3, 2000: Charles Schulz bids a fond farewell to all his readers in the final daily Peanuts newspaper strip February 12, 2000: Charles Schulz dies Saturday evening, of complications from colon cancer in Santa Rosa, CA. He was 77 years old. February 13, 2000: The final Sunday Peanuts newspaper strip appears May 27, 2000: Charles Schulz given Lifetime Achievement award by National Cartoonists Society June 25, 2000: The Royal Caribbean Cruise Line's Voyager of the Seas embarks on its Peanuts anniversary cruise |