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.” ...

“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 ...