1. Culture Presentation— Peanuts Katherine Whang

2. Name Its original name was Li’l Folks UFS production manager Bill Anderson came up with this name Based on a popular children TV show Schulz disliked the name

3. Period Premiered on October 2, 1950, in seven newspapers Ended February 13, 2007, the day after Schulz’s death

4. Numbers A total of 17,897 strips—15,391 daily strips and 2,506 Sundays During its peak -2,600 newspapers -353 million readers in 75 countries -Translated into 21 languages

5. Characters

6. Topics Racial and gender equality He tackled everything from Vietnam War to dress code Religious themes on many occasions

7. Achievements Featured on the cover of TIME magazine Awards -Reuben Award -Emmys -Greatest comics in 20th century -Top 50 greatest cartoon characters of all time Tributes from other cartoonists Described by Umberto Eco as a poet

8. Influences Featured on Hallmark cards Inspired a band to write a hit song “Snoopy vs The Red Baron” Giant balloons as a long feature of Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade The Sonoma County Airport was renamed as Charles M. Schulz Airport Used as illustrations during lectures of gospel Metlife

9. Aviation The Apollo 10 US Airforce Technical Control mascot Nose art on several aircraft U.S.Air Force B-58 Hustler bomber Snoopy caps

10. Words and Phrases Security blanket Happiness is like a warm puppy.