The very first Peanuts comic strip, written by Charles M. Schulz, appeared in seven newspapers on October 2, 1950.

On February 14, 1929, seven gangsters were lured into a garage and gunned down in cold blood. Who killed them and why? (Photo by Chicago History Museum/Getty Images)
"We should all start to live before we get too old. Fear is stupid. So are regrets." -- Quote by actress Marilyn Monroe
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"The cost of liberty is less than the price of repression." -- Quote by W.E.B. DuBois
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