Peanuts timeline

The following is a list of milestones in the history of Peanuts.

1940s[]

June 8, 1947: The debut of Lil' Folks, a prototype of Peanuts. It features a dog, and prototypes of Shermy and Patty.
July 6, 1947: There is a panel with baseball equipment.
August 10, 1947: The first time a boy shows a love interest in a girl.
October 26, 1947: Some kids dress up a ghosts, a popular Halloween tradition until 1959.
March 14, 1948: The first mention of Beethoven.
May 30, 1948: A boy is named Charlie Brown. This happens three more times throughout the strip.
June 6, 1948: Lil' Folks first appear at a beach.
December 5, 1948: A very small Christmas tree appears
February 13, 1949: The first Valentine's day

1950s[]

19501002 — The first *Peanuts* comic strip from October 2, 1950.

January 22, 1950: Schulz quits drawing Li'l Folks.
October 2, 1950: The first Peanuts comic strip, and the first time Charlie Brown is called, "Good ol' Charlie Brown". Also the first appearances of Shermy and Patty.
October 4, 1950: The first appearance of Snoopy.
December 21, 1950: Charlie Brown first appears with his signature shirt.
February 7, 1951: The first appearance of Violet.
May 30, 1951: The first appearance of Schroeder.
August 16, 1951: Charlie Brown is first called a "blockhead".
August 31, 1951: Schroeder appears in his striped shirt for the first time.
September 4, 1951: The first appearance of Snoopy's doghouse.
September 24, 1951: Schroeder starts playing his piano.
November 14, 1951: The first time Charlie Brown falls for the football gag, with Violet pulling the football away from him first.
January 6, 1952: The first Sunday strip.
March 3, 1952: The first appearance of Lucy.
May 27, 1952: Snoopy's thoughts are shown in a thought balloon for the first time.
June 6, 1952: First time someone says 'Good grief.'
September 19, 1952: The first appearance of Linus.
October 19, 1952: The first time Snoopy dances on two legs.
November 16, 1952: The first time the football gag is pulled by Lucy.
December 3, 1952: Charlie Brown is first called a "wishy washy character".
April 6, 1953: The first time a baseball knocks Charlie Brown's cap off.
May 30, 1953: Lucy falls in love with Schroeder.
December 16, 1953: The first time Schroeder celebrates Beethoven's birthday.
January 31, 1954: Snoopy's doghouse is revealed to be larger on the inside than on the outside.
June 1, 1954: Linus first appears with his security blanket.
July 13, 1954: The first appearance of "Pig-Pen".
November 30, 1954: The first appearance of Charlotte Braun.
February 1, 1955: The final appearance of Charlotte Braun.
May 31, 1955: Linus first shows symptoms of withdrawal from being deprived of his blanket.
April 12, 1956: Charlie Brown first gets his kite stuck in a tree.
June 13, 1958: The first appearance of the "aaugh" face.
June 28, 1957: Snoopy first walks on two legs.
April 26, 1958: Charlie Brown's baseball team win their first game while Charlie Brown is at home in bed sick.
August 25, 1958: Charlie Brown first writes a letter to his pen-pal, referred to as his "pencil-pal".
November 23, 1958: The cat next door is referred to for the first time.
December 12, 1958: Snoopy first sleeps on top of his doghouse, rather than inside it.
March 27, 1959: Lucy opens her psychiatry booth in the comic strip.
May 26, 1959: Sally is born.
July 26, 1959: Snoopy's doghouse is destroyed for the first time.
August 23, 1959: The first appearance of Sally.
October 5, 1959: Linus falls in love with Miss Othmar.
October 26, 1959: Linus first mentions the Great Pumpkin.

1960s[]

February 5, 1960: Miss Othmar quits teaching to get married.
March 14, 1960: Snoopy first spins his ears to fly like a helicopter, dubbed a "whirlydog" in this week-long story.
March 21, 1960: Linus first mentions his blanket-hating grandmother.
April 25, 1960: After hugging Snoopy, Lucy says, "Happiness is a warm puppy". Peanuts merchandise bearing the phrase and variations on it became very popular in the 1960s.
August 22, 1960: Sally falls in love with Linus.
October 30, 1960: Linus first says that the Great Pumpkin prefers "sincere" pumpkin patches. Linus first mistakes something else, in this case, Snoopy, for the Great Pumpkin.
March 6, 1961: The first appearance of Frieda.
May 4, 1961: A "The doctor is in" sign first appears on Lucy's psychiatry booth.
May 23, 1961: The first appearance of Faron.
September 1, 1961: Miss Othmar returns to teaching.
November 19, 1961: The Little Red-Haired Girl is first mentioned.
November 20, 1961: The final appearance of Faron.
February 5, 1962: Linus begins wearing glasses.
July 17, 1962: Linus is told he does not need to wear glasses all the time.
August 26, 1962: Linus begins patting birds in the comic strip.
September 5, 1962: Sally's first day of kindergarten, only three years after she was born.
September 9, 1962: Linus is seen wearing his glasses for the last time.
January 29, 1963: First suggestion that Snoopy might be a beagle.
March 13, 1963: Snoopy first interacts with the notes from Schroeder's piano.
July 6, 1963: It is confirmed that Snoopy is a beagle.
August 18, 1963: The first reference to the "real" Joe Shlabotnik, Charlie Brown's favorite baseball player and hero. (Schroeder had earlier made up the name of musician "Joseph Schlabotnik" on February 22, 1957.)
September 30, 1963: The first appearance of "555 95472".
October 17, 1963: The first appearances of "3 and 4".
March 14, 1965: The Kite-Eating Tree is named.
May 4, 1965: The first reference to the Daisy Hill Puppy Farm.
May 5,1965 : It is first stated that Snoopy has several brothers and sisters.
June 5, 1965: Charlie Brown first goes to camp.
June 11, 1965: The first appearance of Roy.
July 12, 1965: Snoopy starts writing, with his signature opening, "It was a dark and stormy night."
October 10, 1965: Snoopy first appears as the World War I Flying Ace.
November 29, 1965: Sally is tested for lazy eye.
December 6, 1965: Sally is told she has lazy eye and has to wear an eyepatch for six months.
December 9, 1965: The first Peanuts special (A Charlie Brown Christmas) is released.
March 4, 1966: The first appearance of Woodstock.
May 31, 1966: Sally does not have lazy eye anymore and she gives the eyepatch to Snoopy.
August 22, 1966: The first appearance of Peppermint Patty.
November 20, 1966: The first Sunday strip to bear the tagline "featuring 'Good ol' Charlie Brown'".
March 20, 1967: The first appearance of José Peterson.
April 4, 1967: The first official appearance of Woodstock.
April 18, 1967: Snoopy first vanishes down to his smile with his "Cheshire Beagle" trick.
February 17, 1968: First reference to Lila.
June 18, 1968: The first appearances of Sophie, Clara and Shirley.
July 31, 1968: The first appearance of Franklin.
August 24, 1968: Lila is seen.
February 28, 1969: Miss Othmar is fired.
April 14, 1969: The first time Snoopy calls Charlie Brown, "that round-headed kid".
June 15, 1969: The final appearance of Shermy.
July 15, 1969: The Little Red-Haired Girl moves away.
September 24, 1969: The final appearance of José Peterson.
October 9, 1969: The Head Beagle is referred to for the first time.
December 4, 1969: The first Peanuts movie (A Boy Named Charlie Brown) is released.

1970s-1990s[]

1970s[]

June 4, 1970: The first appearance of Thibault.
June 22, 1970 : Woodstock is named.
April 9, 1971: The first reference to the writer Helen Sweetstory.
May 27, 1971: The first appearance of Snoopy's alter-ego Joe Cool.
July 7, 1971: Sally first talks to the school building.
July 20,1971 : The first appearance of Marcie.
October 11, 1971: Marcie's name is revealed.
May 23, 1972: Rerun is born.
November 24, 1972: It is revealed that the Daisy Hill Puppy Farm no longer exists.
March 26, 1973: The first appearance of Rerun.
June 11 1973: Charlie Brown cracks up and sees baseballs everywhere.
June 23, 1973 : Charlie Brown (with a paper sack over his head) is elected Camp President.
January 21, 1974: Rerun first appears on his mother's bike.
March 21, 1974: Peppermint Patty learns that Snoopy is a beagle and not a funny looking kid.
May 13, 1974: Snoopy becomes a Beagle Scout.
May 22,1974 :The first appearance of Loretta.
June 9, 1974: Woodstock and his friends become Beagle Scouts.
September 6, 1974: Sally and the school building fall in love.
March 31, 1975: The first appearance of Truffles.
August 13, 1975: The first appearance of Spike.
January 9, 1976: The school building collapses.
June 22, 1976: Snoopy searches for his sister Belle.
June 28, 1976 : The first appearance of Belle.
June 29, 1976: The first appearance of Belle's son.
July 26, 1976: The first appearance of Floyd.
October 20, 1976: The cat next door is called World War II for the first time.
Around this time, United hires Al Plastino to make some replacement strips in case contract negotiations with Schulz break down.
January 27, 1977: Sally first calls Linus her "Sweet Babboo".
March 11, 1977: Charlie Brown meets The Goose Eggs. The first appearances of Austin and Ruby.
March 17, 1977: Charlie Brown's first name is referred to as "Charles"; the first appearance of Leland.
May 9, 1977: The first appearance of Molly Volley.
June 13, 1978: The first appearance of Eudora.
July 5, 1978: The first appearance of "Crybaby" Boobie.
October 4, 1978: Eudora transfers to Sally's school.
July 7, 1979: Charlie Brown goes to the hospital and stays there until July 29, 1979.

1980s[]

March 30, 1981: Marcie first calls Charlie Brown "Charles".
June 22, 1981: The first appearance of Joe Richkid.
April 15, 1982: The first appearance of "Badcall" Benny.
June 11, 1982: Sally goes to beanbag camp. She returns home obese on June 21, 1982.
September 23, 1982: Snoopy receives a letter from his brother Marbles.
September 28, 1982: The first appearance of Marbles.
October 9, 1982: The final appearance of Marbles.
March 14, 1983: Peppermint Patty's baseball team name is revealed to be "The Pelicans'.
June 30, 1983: Bill and Harriet, from Snoopy's Beagle Scouts, get married.
December 24, 1983: The first appearance of Harold Angel.
May 20, 1984: The final appearance of Harold Angel.
May 27, 1984: The final appearance of Roy.
June 6, 1984: Peppermint Patty finds out she failed her grade.
November 22, 1985: The final appearance of Frieda (and first speaking role for seven years).
June 9, 1986: The first appearance of Lydia.
July 21, 1986: The first appearance of Maynard.
September 4, 1986: The first appearance of Tapioca Pudding.
October 13, 1986: Sally states her first philosophy.
December 1, 1986: The final appearance of Tapioca Pudding.
January 4, 1987: The last Sunday strip to bear the tagline "featuring 'Good ol' Charlie Brown'".
January 11, 1987 : The first Sunday strip with the Peanuts logo changed to a new font which would remain until the end of the series on February 13, 2000.
June 13, 1987: The final appearance of Eudora.
February 29, 1988: The Peanuts daily comic strip ceases to be a "space-saver", going to standard size, and ends its strict four-frame format, starting varied panel layout, typically three frames.
January 19, 1989: The first appearance of Olaf.
June 18, 1989: Snoopy's father appears.
July 28, 1989: The first appearance of Unnamed Ponytailed Girl.
October 9, 1989: The notes start to fall off of Schroeder's piano, although this had happened before occasionally.

1990s[]

June 10, 1990: Peppermint Patty gets an "A" on her paper.
July 23, 1990: The first appearance of Peggy Jean.
August 10, 1990: Peggy Jean becomes Charlie Brown's girlfriend.
September 16, 1990: The final appearance of Molly Volley.
May 28, 1991: The first appearance of Larry.
March 30, 1993: Charlie Brown finally leads his baseball team to victory.
April 1, 1993: The first appearance of Royanne.
July 28, 1994: Rerun learns about basketball.
September 27, 1994: Charlie Brown learns his pen-pal is a Scottish girl named Morag.
February 11, 1995: The first appearance of Emily.
April 7, 1995: The first appearance of Joe Agate.
July 26, 1996: Snoopy's mother appears.
September 11, 1996: The first appearance of Little Pigtailed Girl.
March 10, 1997: The final appearance of "Crybaby" Boobie and the first and only time her face is shown.
November 27 to December 31, 1997: The only sabbatical Charles Schulz took from the strip.
November 27, 1997: The final appearances of Violet and Patty, although this strip is reprinted. It originally aired on November 25, 1992.
May 25, 1998: The Little Red-Haired Girl is seen in silhouette.
October 1, 1998: The first appearance of Naomi.
October 10, 1998: The final appearance of Naomi.
March 23, 1999: The final appearance of Lydia.
July 11, 1999: Peggy Jean breaks up with Charlie Brown. The final appearance of Peggy Jean.
August 13, 1999: The final appearance of Emily.
September 4, 1999: The final appearance of Schroeder's piano.
September 8, 1999 : The final appearance of "Pig-Pen".
September 12, 1999 : The final appearance of Schroeder.
September 27, 1999 :The final appearances of Olaf and Andy.
October 24, 1999: The final football gag.
October 31, 1999 : The final reference to the Great Pumpkin.
November 5, 1999: The final appearance of Franklin.
December 13, 1999: The final appearance of Lucy.
December 21, 1999 : The final appearance of Spike.
December 27, 1999 : The final baseball strip.

2000s[]

January 1, 2000: The final appearance of Linus and final strip with typed text.
January 2, 2000: The final appearances of Peppermint Patty and Marcie.
The last Peanuts comic strip from February 13, 2000.

January 3, 2000: The last weekday strip. This is the "farewell" daily strip.
January 16, 2000: The final appearance of Woodstock.
January 23, 2000: Snoopy's final speaking role.
January 30, 2000: The last time that Charlie Brown is absent and the final appearances of Rerun and the Little Pigtailed Girl.
February 6, 2000: The final appearance of Sally.
February 13, 2000: The last Peanuts comic strip and final appearance of Snoopy and Charlie Brown.
February 14, 2000: Peanuts strips start to be republished in newspapers as Classic Peanuts.
2000-2006: Six new Peanuts specials are released.
2004: Fantagraphics begins publishing The Complete Peanuts.
March 29, 2011: The special Happiness Is A Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown is released.
November 6, 2015: The first Peanuts 3D CGI animation The Peanuts Movie released.
2021: Apple starts making Peanuts specials.