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Cartoonist Charles Schulz debuted his comic strip Peanuts' first black character, Franklin, on July 31, 1968. Peanuts Worldwide LLC hide caption

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'Peanuts' First Black Character Franklin Turns 50

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Cover art for Chance The Rapper's debut mixtape, 10 Day — it was the first in a "trilogy" of illustrations for the Chicago artist done by Brandon Breaux. Courtesty of the artist/Brandon Breaux hide caption

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Roseanne Barr talks with Fox News talk show host Sean Hannity while being interviewed during a taping of his show Thursday in New York. It was the first time she appeared on TV since she was fired from ABC. The network canceled its successful reboot of Roseanne in May following the star's racist tweet involving former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett. Julie Jacobson/AP hide caption

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Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) runs really fast in Mission: Impossible - Fallout, the sixth entry in the franchise. Chiabella James/Paramount Pictures hide caption

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Mission: Impossible - Fallout and What's Making Us Happy

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Wednesday

Electric Waterloo: (L to R) Young Tanya (Jessica Keenan Wynn), Young Donna (Lily James) and Young Rosie (Alexa Davies) feel the beat from the tambourine, oh yeah, in Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again. Jonathan Prime/Universal Pictures hide caption

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Tuesday

Monday

Nicole Maines, pictured at the GLAAD Media Awards in 2016, has been cast as the first transgender superhero on television. She will play Nia Nal on the CW's 'Supergirl.' Charles Sykes/Charles Sykes/Invision/AP hide caption

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When we saw this crew, we were impressed — and also curious about how long you can stay in an Iron Man suit that realistic. Christopher Polk/Getty Images for Hyundai hide caption

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Former President of Paramount Television Amy Powell has been ousted from the company following an incident in which she allegedly made racially insensitive remarks. Jonathan Leibson/WireImage hide caption

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