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07-18-2010, 07:17 AM
July 18, 1867 – Socialite, philanthropist, and activist Margaret Tobin Brown was born in Hannibal, Missouri. Later referred to as Maggie (and Molly) Brown. She would become famous as one of the survivors of the RMS Titanic sinking. The riverboat at Disneyland Paris (which runs on the Rivers of the Far-West) was named the Molly Brown.
July 18, 1910 – Musician Charles LaVere, the man who wrote the Golden Horseshoe Revue, was born in Salina, Kansas.
July 18, 1913 – Marvin Miller, the narrator of Disney’s 1959 classic film “Sleeping Beauty,” was born in St. Louis, Missouri.
July 18, 1913 – Funnyman Red Skelton, who appeared in the 1976 TV special “Monsanto Night Presents Walt Disney’s America on Parade,” was born in Vincennes, Indiana.
July 18, 1932 – Disney’s Mickey Mouse cartoon “Mickey in Arabia” was released.
July 18, 1944 – Mouseketeer Bonnie Lynn Fields, a member of “The Mickey Mouse Club” during the 1957-1958 season, was born in Waterboro, S.C.
July 18, 1950 – Disney’s live-action adventure feature “Treasure Island” premiered. (It would be generally released in the U.S. the following day.)
July 18, 1952 – Disney’s Donald Duck cartoon “Uncle Donald’s Ants” was released.
July 18, 1955 – Disneyland opened to the general public at 10:00am. Admission cost $1.00. Dave MacPherson, was the 1st guest to enter the park and would win a lifetime pass, and Michael Schwartner and Christine Vess were the 1st paying children to enter the park.
July 18, 1955 – The “Puffin Bakery” shop opened on Main Street at Disneyland. (Closed June 13, 1960)
July 18, 1910 – Musician Charles LaVere, the man who wrote the Golden Horseshoe Revue, was born in Salina, Kansas.
July 18, 1913 – Marvin Miller, the narrator of Disney’s 1959 classic film “Sleeping Beauty,” was born in St. Louis, Missouri.
July 18, 1913 – Funnyman Red Skelton, who appeared in the 1976 TV special “Monsanto Night Presents Walt Disney’s America on Parade,” was born in Vincennes, Indiana.
July 18, 1932 – Disney’s Mickey Mouse cartoon “Mickey in Arabia” was released.
July 18, 1944 – Mouseketeer Bonnie Lynn Fields, a member of “The Mickey Mouse Club” during the 1957-1958 season, was born in Waterboro, S.C.
July 18, 1950 – Disney’s live-action adventure feature “Treasure Island” premiered. (It would be generally released in the U.S. the following day.)
July 18, 1952 – Disney’s Donald Duck cartoon “Uncle Donald’s Ants” was released.
July 18, 1955 – Disneyland opened to the general public at 10:00am. Admission cost $1.00. Dave MacPherson, was the 1st guest to enter the park and would win a lifetime pass, and Michael Schwartner and Christine Vess were the 1st paying children to enter the park.
July 18, 1955 – The “Puffin Bakery” shop opened on Main Street at Disneyland. (Closed June 13, 1960)