It's Your Debut Anniversary, Charlie Brown!

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On this day in 1950, the world was introduced to one of the most classic and endearing cartoon characters it would ever know - the "lovable loser" Charlie Brown!  

 Charles M. Schulz, who created the character, has described him as such: "[He] must be the one who suffers because he is a caricature of the average person. Most of us are much more acquainted with losing than winning."

Much like the trademark zigzag on his shirt, Charlie Brown fluctuates almost daily from optimistic to pessimistic, from discouraged to hopeful, from self-conscious to self-assured. Despite the fact that Charlie is constantly being fooled, he refuses to let himself stay down for long - which is probably why he has endured for nearly 70 years!

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