In the third-ever strip, readers were introduced to Charlie’s dog, Snoopy, a Beagle who could ... It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown — through Christmas the “Super Bowl of Peanuts.” ...

With a vengeance, Snoopy decides it's time to run away to Peppermint Patty's house, but soon realizes life might not be so bad with Charlie Brown after all.

“A Charlie Brown Christmas” is broadcast on CBS-TV. It will go on to win both an Emmy Award and a Peabody Award. Schulz’s art studio is destroyed by fire. Later that year, he’ll have ...