1927 - Disney's second Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon Oh, Teacher is released.

1928 - Actor Adam West, the voices of Ace in the 2005 Chicken Little and Uncle Art in the 2007 Meet The Robinsons, is born in Walla Walla, Washington. He is also the voice of Timothy 'Fearless Ferret' North on Disney's Kim Possible - a washed-up actor who believes he is the superhero he portrayed on television! (Adam is best known as TV's Batman.)

1948 - Actor Jeremy Irons, the narrator for Epcot's Spaceship Earth and the voice of H.G. Wells for The Timekeeper attraction film From Time to Time, is born in Cowes (Isle of Wight), England. Irons is also the voice of Scar in The Lion King.

1949 - Recording begins for Disney's upcoming animated feature Cinderella. The film will feature tunes by the songwriting teams of Mack David, Al Hoffman, & Jerry Livingston, and Paul J. Smith & Ned Wallace.

1949 - Actor Ernie Sabella is born in Westchester, New York. He is the voice of Pumba for Disney's The Lion King and multiple sequels and spin-offs. Sabella also appears in episodes of That's So Raven as Mr. Petrachelli and as himself on the 1996 broadcast of Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade.

1952 - The Mickey Mouse cartoon Pluto's Party is released.

1956 - The Disneyland television series airs episode 49 - "The Great Cat Family."

1959 - Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev arrives in Los Angeles, California during his thirteen-day U.S. visit. He is suppose to tour Los Angeles housing projects, while his wife and children visit Disneyland. Although he wishes to accompany them to Disneyland, he is turned down when security officials cannot guarantee his safety. The disgruntled Premier and his family attend a luncheon at Twentieth-Century Fox Studios instead.

1966 - Walt Disney gives what will be his last press conference. He speaks about the development of the Mineral King ski resort in southern California. It will feature skiing, an alpine village, skating rink, hotels, dormitories for young people, and restaurants. (Disney's plans will quickly be put to a stop when critics and environmentalists feel the untouched land would be desecrated. Congress will eventually vote to turn Mineral King into a part of Sequoia National Park.)

1966 - Disneyland's Monsanto Hall of Chemistry is removed to make way for the new Adventure Through Inner Space attraction.

1974 - Raquel Herring, a member of Disney Channel's The All New Mickey Mouse Club, is born in Miami, Florida.

1987 - Actress Danielle Panabaker, Layla of Disney's 2005 Sky High, is born in Georgia. (TV fans may recognize her from the popular but short-lived series Summerland.)

1989 - The Library of Congress selects Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to be placed on the National Film Registry as "culturally, historically or esthetically significant."

2000 - Disney's direct-to-video The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea is released.

2001 - In response to recent world events in Washington, DC, New York City, and elsewhere, the Walt Disney World Resort further heightens security measures on property.

2003 - Journey Through Time, the biggest pin trading event of the year in Disney World, kicks off at Epcot's World ShowPlace.

2006 - Sarah Uriarte Berry and Donny Osmond join the cast of Disney's Broadway hit Beauty and the Beast. Berry returns to the role of Belle as Osmond steps into the part of Gaston for the first time.

2006 - It is reported that The Walt Disney Company has sold 125,000 digital copies of films through Apple Computer Inc.'s iTunes store in less than a week, generating $1 million!

2006 - Disney pop group Aly and AJ are nominated for "Contemporary Inspirational Artist of the Year" (also known as Christian Artist of the Year) for the 2006 American Music Awards.

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