1915 - Animator-turned-comic book illustrator Tony Strobl is born in Cleveland, Ohio. First hired by Disney as an "in-betweener" in December 1938, his first assignment was the cupids for the Pastoral Symphony sequence in Fantasia. He then worked on Dumbo and Pinocchio, before being drafted into the army during World War II. After the war he entered the comics industry working for Western Publishing. Between 1955 and the late 1970s, Strobl illustrated more Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse comics than anyone else!

1932 - The Mickey Mouse film Mickey's Revue is released. Pluto and Horace Horsecollar also appear. Goofy appears for the very first time - but with the name Dippy Dawg.

1934 - Winnie-the-Bear (the real life inspiration for Winnie-the Pooh) passes away at the London Zoo at the ripe old age of 20 (a good life span for a bear).

1936 - Comedy Hall of Famer and actor George Carlin - the voices of Filmore in the 2006 Cars and Zugor in the 2005 Tarzan II - is born in New York City.

1939 - Ron Ziegler - who will work at Disneyland as a Jungle Cruise skipper during his college years (at the University of Southern California) and later go on to become U.S. President Nixon's press secretary - is born in Covington, Kentucky.

1950 - Actor Bruce Boxleitner, the star of Disney's 1982 Tron, is born in Elgin, Illinois.

1967 - Florida's Governor Claude R. Kirk, Jr. signs legislation enabling Walt Disney Productions' operation of Walt Disney World. Thus the Reedy Creek Improvement District is created. Out of this district, two cities Lake Buena Vista and Bay Lake are established. Now Florida taxpayers will not have to spend public money on Disney construction, and the Disney company will not have to rely on state agencies for approval of anything built. Because Disney has so many plans for the theme park, the company decides to build it in phases. Phase One will consist of a theme park, two resort hotels called the "Tempo Bay Resort Hotel" and the "Polynesian Village Resort," and a campground. The theme park will be a larger version of the Disneyland Park. The park and the two hotels will be situated around a large, man-made lagoon.

1989 - Episode 15 of MMC airs on Disney Channel. Today is Hall of Fame Day!

1989 - Little Anthony performs the first of a 3-day engagement as part of Disneyland's 'Blast to the Past' on the Videopolis stage.

1993 - Walter Elias Disney is inducted into the Hall of Famous Missourians. Created by the Missouri Capitol Society, Inc., the Hall of Famous Missourians occupies the 3rd floor rotunda area of the Capitol.

1994 - It is reported that David McCullough, president of the Society of American Historians, has begun a campaign to prevent the Walt Disney Company from building a Civil War theme park near Manassas Battlefield in Virginia. McCullough has announced the creation of Project Historic America, a group of 30 historians and writers that will try to persuade Disney to go elsewhere.

2000 - At Disneyland the Fantasyland Theater will now be sponsored by Nestle.

2001 - A crew of Walt Disney World chefs - from Victoria & Albert's, the Contemporary Resort, and the Grand Floridian Resort - take part in an event called "Folktales & Fairytales" at the Mennello Museum of American Folk Art. The event benefits the Orlando Opera, the Winter Park Public Library and the Mennello Museum.

2002 - Dinotopia, a six-hour mini-series from Hallmark Entertainment airs on The Wonderful World of Disney.

2005 - Members of the Board of Governors of the Carolwood Pacific Historical Society gather in Disneyland to congratulate fellow Society Governor, animator, and Disney Legend Ollie Johnston for receiving the "Walter E. Disney Railroad Preservation Award," the highest honor given by the Society.

2006 - Disney Channel debuts the Hannah Montana episode "It's a Mannequin's World." It is the seventh episode of the new series starring Miley Cyrus.

2007 - Happy 75th birthday Goofy!

2007 - Aly & AJ's single "Potential Breakup Song" (from their forth-coming album Insomniatic) is released to Radio Disney.

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