June 18, 1959, the introduction of Charlie Brown's sister Sally begins a story line  about the the births of children that quickly turns dark.

June 19, 1979: In 20 years, "Peanuts" has become a sitcom, mildly amusing in a nonthreatening way.

June 19, 1979: The body of Victor J. Weiss is found in the trunk of his Rolls-Royce in a North Hollywood parking structure. Note the bylines: Bob Rawitch, Bill Boyarsky, Steve Harvey, Tom Paegel, Kris Lindgren, Paul Jacobs, Bruce Keppel …  and Kevin Roderick!

Notice that we referred to Supervisor Yvonne Brathwaite Burke as "Mrs. Burke" on second reference and in headlines. Wow.

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Nolan Ryan flirted with history again.

He came within five outs of pitching his fifth career no-hitter,
which would have broken his tie with the Dodgers' Sandy Koufax for the
most in a career. Oscar Gamble singled with one out in the eighth
inning to break up the gem. Ryan settled for a two-hitter and a 5-0
victory over Texas at Anaheim Stadium.

It was not Ryan's first close call trying for his fifth no-hitter.
He was 9-3, with two two-hitters and another two three-hitters.

"Any time to get that close to it you think about it," he told The
Times' Mark Heisler. "I'd be lying to you if I told you that wasn't
true."

Ryan's catcher, Tom Donohue, called the game his greatest thrill in
baseball, which made him quite a bit more excited than Ryan. "He's been
through it," Donohue said. "I never caught a no-hitter."

–Keith Thursby