CARTOONIST DIED ON THIS DAY

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1940

Goodbye Charlie Brown: On the End of Peanuts, 20 Years Later - The Cornell  Daily Sun
1965

Charles Schulz | Biography, Peanuts, & Facts | Britannica
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.

                              Snoopy and Woodstock's relationship

Charlie Brown and Peanuts Characters Production Cel Setup (Bill | Lot  #96109 | Heritage Auctions

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NEW ORGANIZATION FORMED ON THIS DAY

Heretic, Rebel, a Thing to Flout: A Black Nationalist of His Day and White  Liberals Give Birth to the NAACP.

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.

                        NAACP - Wikipedia

 Founding of the NAACP | Mystic Stamp Discovery Center

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SIXTEENTH PRESIDENT BORN ON THIS DAY

Abraham Lincoln's Early Life, Childhood & Education - Lesson | Study.com

Young Abraham Lincoln as High School Fashion by Asar Studios #3 Jigsaw  Puzzle by Celestial Images - Pixels

WHAT IS THE LAST KNOWN PICTURE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN ALIVE? | A Little Touch  of 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.        


The Boyhood of Lincoln, from 1868 Painting by Eastman Johnson - Fine Art  America

Colored drawing of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth. Booth stands next to Abraham Lincoln in a theatre box and shoots a derringer at his head. In his other hand he holds a dagger. A man in a union army uniform stands to try to stop him.

Abraham Lincoln Assassination Anniversary: How the Day Was Covered

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INVENTOR WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1847

Thomas Edison - Edison Awards

Thomas Edison (1847-1931) Namerican Inventor With His Edison Effect Lamps  In His West Orange New Jersey Laboratory Photograph 1915 Digitally Colored  ...

Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931)
was born in in
Milan, Ohio
, but grew up in Port Huron,
Michigan
.        

        
 
He was an American inventor and businessman who developed
many devices in fields such as
electric power generation, mass
communication, sound recording, and motion pictures.

These inventions, which include the phonograph, the motion
picture camera
, and early versions of the electric light bulb,
have had a widespread impact on the modern
industrialized
world
.

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Edison’s first successful model of light bulb, used in
public demonstration at Menlo Park, December 1879.

Thomas Edison | 10 Major Accomplishments And Contributions | Learnodo  Newtonic

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ACTOR ROBERT WAGNER IS 95 TODAY

The Towering Inferno - Blu-ray
1974

Irwin Allen - The Towering Inferno

Robert John Wagner Jr. is also known for starring in the
television shows It Takes a Thief (1968–1970), Switch

(1975–1978), and
Hart to Hart (1979–1984). He later had
recurring roles on
Two and a Half Men (2007–2008) and
NCIS
(2010–2019).

Robert Wagner – The Official Website

Terrific Thursday  10 days left to send your Birthday Wishes in! Robert  Wagner will be turning 95 on 2/10, let's make it happen and get him the  most wishes ever! We

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