Peanuts by Charles Schulz for May 22, 1956
Transcript:
Linus sits next to Charlie Brown on the sidewalk while he reads. Charlie Brown says, "Listen to this, Linus..."<br> <br> He continues, "One hundred and thirty-seven years ago today, the first steamship crossed the Atlantic.."<br> <br> He exclaims, "That was in 1819!" Linus exclaims, "1819?"<br> <br> Charlie Brown looks puzzled as Linus asks, "Were there PEOPLE then?!"<br> <br>
rumrunner731 about 13 years ago
1956! There were people then!
valheru almost 13 years ago
Yeah, but the world was in black and white. It doesn’t get color ‘till later, and it’s a pretty grainy sort of color for a while.
ed315 over 12 years ago
http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/1993/09/19
peanuts511 almost 10 years ago
i think that was sarcasm
yow4zip Premium Member over 8 years ago
In prehistory before Linus.
thatdarnfurry over 3 years ago
Nope, just us steam boats
VICTOR PROULX 7 months ago
“No other American-owned steamship would cross the Atlantic for almost thirty years after Savannah’s pioneering voyage.” Wikipedia