Newborns at West Penn Hospital in Pittsburgh's Bloomfield neighborhood were dressed up as "Peanuts" characters to celebrate the comic strip's 75th anniversary.

In a news release on Thursday, Allegheny Health Network said nine newborns were dressed as " Peanuts " characters and placed in bassinets constructed to resemble Snoopy's red doghouse.

"This anniversary is an opportunity to celebrate all the magic and possibility of childhood, and a special reminder to the entire AHN labor and delivery team of what a privilege it is to help bring these beautiful little 'peanuts' into the world," Marcia Klein-Patel, chair of AHN Women's Institute, said in the news release.

The infamous comic strip was created by Charles Schulz , first appearing in seven U.S. newspapers in October 1950. By the

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