1767 - Andrew Jackson, the seventh United States President, is born in the Waxhaws area near the border between North and South Carolina. Visit him and all the U.S. Chief Executives at Disney World's The Hall of Presidents.

1904 - Actor J. Pat O'Malley is born in Burnley, England. His Disney credits include Robin Hood, The Jungle Book, Mary Poppins, Son of Flubber and One Hundred and One Dalmatians. He also played the role of of Perkins, the English servant assigned to watch over Monty Markham in The Adventures of Spin and Marty. Along with Paul Frees, O'Malley voiced many of the pirates for Disneyland's Pirates of the Caribbean attraction.

1910 - Nick Stewart (sometimes credited as Nicodemus Stewart), the voice of Br'er Bear in the 1946 Song of the South, is born in New York City.

1927 - Jack Lindquist, Disneyland's first advertising manager who went on to become President of Disneyland, is born in Chicago, Illinois. While an advertising manager, Lindquist created Disney Dollars.

1940 - Disney's Donald Duck short The Riveter is released. An unhappy Donald lands a job working high steel as a riveter for construction foreman Pete.

1945 - The 1944 Academy Awards are held at Grauman's Chinese Theatre with hosts John Cromwell and Bob Hope. Although Disney's animated Goofy short How to Play Football is nominated for Short Subjects, Cartoon ... MGM's Mouse Trouble takes home the Oscar.

1957 - David Silverman, co-director of Monsters, Inc., is born in New York City. (He's also directed episodes of the TV animated series The Simpsons.)

1960 - Christopher Michael Sanders, film animator and voice actor best known for co-directing the Disney animated feature Lilo & Stitch, and providing the voice of Experiment 626 & Leroy for Disney's Leroy & Stitch, is born in Colorado. A 1984 graduate of the California Institute of the Arts, he has also served as a storyboard artist, artistic director, and character designer on Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, and Mulan.

1973 - Tenor Bob Mathis of the Dapper Dans of Disney World, performs with the popular barbershop quartet for the last time. A member since their inception, he leaves to direct a choral society in Atlanta, Georgia.

1975 - The revised film America the Beautiful opens at the Circle-Vision 360° Theater at Walt Disney World, replacing Magic Carpet 'Round the World.

1987 - TV's The Wonderful World of Disney airs the biographical movie "Young Harry Houdini."

1991 - Disney Afternoon Avenue, a colorful street of cartoon buildings located between It's a Small World and Videopolis, opens at Disneyland. Inspired by the success of the two-hour programming block Disney Afternoon (which will run through 1997) guests can meet TaleSpin star Baloo and Rescue Rangers stars Chip 'n' Dale & Launchpad McQuack.

1998 - PB&J Otter, a half-hour animated television series, premieres on Playhouse Disney (the brand name for Disney Channel's preschool programs). A total of 65 episodes will be produced over the course of its three season run.

2001 - The Disneyland Resort in California officially welcomes its 450-millionth guest, first-time visitor to Disneyland, Mark Ramirez of Texas, a civilian production management specialist for the U.S. Air Force. Ramirez, his wife, and three daughters are honored during a ceremony where he is presented with a lifetime pass to the Disneyland Resort (Disneyland and Disney's California Adventure), a stay at the new Disney's Grand Californian Hotel and a gift pack. He is also given the honor of changing the official attendance sign at Disneyland's Train Station from 400 million to 450 million.

2002 - The Lizzie McGuire episode "The Rise and Fall of Kate" debuts on the Disney Channel.

2002 - Singer-songwriter Phil Collins (known for his music in Tarzan) is among the 10 inducted as Disney Legends.

2005 - The Academy Award-winning Disney/Pixar animated feature The Incredibles is released on DVD. Included as a bonus feature is Mr. Incredible and Pals - an animated Pixar short.

2005 - Walt Disney Records releases 2 CDs - The Ice Princess soundtrack (a compilation of music by such artists as Diana DiGarmo, Michelle Branch and Jesse McCartney) and Disney's On The Record (a 2-disc original cast recording based on the touring stage musical).

2006 - In another first for Disney and Apple, High School Musical, Disney Channel's hit, becomes the first full length movie to be sold on Apple's iTunes Music Store.

2009 - Walt Disney World guests and cast members pause to catch a glimpse of space shuttle Discovery as it soars over the early evening Florida sky. The seven-member crew lifts off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center at 7:43 p.m. EDT to deliver the final set of power-generating solar array wings and a new crew member to the International Space Station.

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