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Charles M. Schulz Remembered

Creator of Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the entire "Peanuts" gang by Beth Rowen Charles Schulz and Snoopy at the premiere of "Peanuts Gallery" at Carnegie Hall. (Source/AP) Related Links Charles…

Charles Black, Jr. Biography

Charles Black, Jr.Born: 9/22/1915Birthplace: Austin, Texas constitutional law expert and professor who helped to write the legal brief for 10-year-old Linda Brown, the plaintiff in the…

Charles Schwarz, 2002 News

former New York police officer, in February had his convictions of obstructing of justice and civil rights violations in the Abner Louima torture case overturned. He was granted a new trial…

Charles Frazier, 2002 News

literary novelist, reportedly sold the rights to his next book, a Civil War story, to Random House for a whopping $8-million advance. Frazier earned wide praise and notice for his first…

Charles Burton 2002 Deaths

Charles BurtonAge: 59 British explorer who was a member of the first pole-to-pole expedition. The group completed the 52,000-mile trip in two-and-a-half years. Died: Framfield, England, July…

Charles Guggenheim 2002 Deaths

Charles GuggenheimAge: 78 Academy Award–winning documentary filmmaker and producer of political campaign commercials. His film credits include The Johnstown Flood and Robert Kennedy…

Charles Haughey 2006 Deaths

Charles HaugheyAge: 80 Irish politician who served as prime minister three times between 1979 and 1992. A populist leader whose bold actions helped revive the Irish economy, he was dogged by…

Charles Keeling 2005 Deaths

Charles KeelingAge: 77 pioneering scientist who in the 1950s became the first person to measure the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. His Keeling Curve illustrated that levels of…

Charles Taylor, 2006 News

former president of Liberia, was turned over to an international court in the Hague to face trial on charges of crimes against humanity for supporting rebel troops in Sierra Leone's brutal…

Charles Schulz, 1999 News

77, creator of the Peanuts comic strip, announced in Dec. that he is retiring. Schulz drew more than 18,000 comic strips that chronicled the tribulations of the hapless Charlie Brown. He was…