1940

1965

Charles Monroe "Sparky" Schulz 
(November 26, 1922 – February 12, 2000)

Schulz was an cartoonist, the creator of the comic strip Peanuts
which features his two best-known characters, Charlie Brown
and Snoopy.

He is widely regarded as one of the most influential cartoonists
in history.

Schulz died in his sleep of a heart attack at his home in Santa
Rosa, California, at the age of 77. He was suffering from
colorectal cancer.

On February 12, 1909, the 100th anniversary of Abraham
Lincoln’s birth, a group that included African American
leaders such as W.E.B. Du Bois and Ida B. Wells-Barnett
announced the formation of a new organization.          

Called the National Association for the Advancement of
Colored People, it would have a profound effect on the         
struggle for civil rights and the course of 20th-century
American history.

Abraham Lincoln was born into poverty in a log cabin
in Kentucky on February 12, 1809.

He served as President of the United States from 1861
until his assassination in 1865.