History of Peanuts

Hello.Today I want to write about history of Peanuts.

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October 2, 1950 — Peanuts debuted in seven newspapers. The company paid him $90 for his first month of strips.

First Peanuts strip ~ October 2, 1950

 
1952 — The first Sunday Peanuts page was published; the strip was featured in over 40 U.S. newspapers.

1958 — Peanuts appeared in 355 U.S. and 40 foreign newspapers. Yale University named Schulz "Cartoonist of the Year."


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1975 — Peanuts celebrated its 25th anniversary.

                                                                                         

    December 5, 1975 — Snoopy!!! The Musical, premiered  at the Little Fox Theatre in San Francisco.

1978 — The International Pavilion of Humor in Montreal named Schulz "Cartoonist of the Year."

1979 — Happy Birthday, Charlie Brown was published by Schulz : the 30th year in comics, the 15th year on television, and the 10th year in the movies.

１９８０ｓ 1983 — Camp Snoopy opened at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, California. 1984 — Peanuts qualified for the Guinness Book of World Records after being sold to the 2,000th newspaper. 1985 — For Peanuts 35th anniversary, the book You Don't Look 35, Charlie Brown was published.

１９９０ｓ 1995 — The 45th anniversary of Peanuts was marked by the exhibition Around the Moon and Home Again. March 22, 1997 — World premiere of Peanuts Gallery by composer Ellen Taaffe Zwilich held at Carnegie Hall. March 16, 1997 1999 — Peanuts appeared in more than 2,600 newspapers worldwide, and over 20,000 products had been developed to date. December 14, 1999 — Schulz announced his retirement due to health problems.

２０００ｓ January 3, 2000 — Charles Schulz wrote a comic for farewell to all his readers in the final daily     newspaper strip.                       January 3, 2000 February 12, 2000 — Charles Schulz died Saturday evening in his home in Santa Rosa of complications from colon cancer; he was 77 years old. February 13, 2000 — The final Sunday Peanuts strip appeared in newspapers around the world. May 2000 — The National Cartoonists Society posthumously awarded the Milton Caniff Lifetime Achievement Award to Schulz.