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Once again Jill Dennison over at Filosofa’s Word has presented us with a fabulous piece of history in a marvelous post! This is for all you Charlie Brown fans out there! Enjoy!
🎁 Today is the 50th birthday of a very special young man. I’m sure you all know of him, but you may not know the story of how Franklin came to be. I came across several versions of this story yesterday and thought it a perfect way to wish forever-young Franklin a very 🎈Happy Birthday! 🎈
On July 31, 1968, a young, black man was reading the newspaper when he saw something that he had never seen before. With tears in his eyes, he started running and screaming throughout the house, calling for his mom. He would show his mom, and, she would gasp, seeing something she thought she would never see in her lifetime. Throughout the nation, there were similar reactions.
What they saw was Franklin Armstrong’s first appearance on the iconic comic strip “Peanuts.” Franklin would be 50 years old this year.
Harriet Glickman & Marleik Walker, the voice…
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This is a delightful story, Chery. Thanks for sending me to the original post and thank you for re-posting.
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It was an interesting little piece of history, wasn’t it…
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Jill is a hoot, btw. When Trump was elected she sent him a copy of Yertle the Turtle by Dr. Seuss! LOL (He never responded! 😀 )
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I’ve just gone over to the full post, and got the answers to my questions. Shulz was a hero…
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This post brought tears to my eyes. Could Franklin’s appearance have been a reaction to ML King’s assassination two months before? Do you think that in some subtle way the comic character picked up where he left off
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Glad you found what you were looking for in Jill’s post!
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It saved a lot of research 🙂
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Yep, an Aussie from down in Victoria, a lovely town Geelong. 😊
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Awesome! My sweetest angel is from Perth Kim has been over to visit us twice. One of these days I’m going to make it over to HER place!
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Thank you Calen for this, us Aussies understood perfectly… xx
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Aussies! Lordy, Ivor! I thought you were a Brit! LOL
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Was a huge Charlie Brown fan – I think we had most of the comic books on our shelves. I even had a Snoopy Red Baron toy with red scarf, flying jacket and, helmet and goggles 🙂 I must clarify that I was well into my 20’s and married !
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One is never too old for beloved toys!!! I have a big polar bear.
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🙂
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