1928:
Disney Legend & Oscar-winning songwriter Richard Sherman is born in Manhattan, New York. He and his older brother Robert will go on to write many memorable songs for countless Disney features & park attractions.
Riding in the very first sled down Disneyland's Matterhorn in June 1959, were Walt Disney, his wife Lilly, their daughters ... and
U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon.
1616:
The real Pocahontas (along with her husband John Rolfe & son Thomas) arrive in London, England. Englishman Sir Thomas Dale has voyaged from the New World (along with Pocahontas & other Algonquian Indians) to seek further financial support for the Virginia Company. The arrival of Pocahontas in London has been well publicized, and she is presented to King James I, the royal family, and the rest of the best of London society.
1890:
Junius Matthews, the voice of Rabbit for Disney's Winnie the Pooh features, is born in Chicago, Illinois. He is also the voice of Archimedes the Owl for the 1963 The Sword in the Stone.
1901:
Animator Clyde "Gerry" Geronimi, the co-director of many Disney animated features
including Sleeping Beauty, Lady and the Tramp, Peter Pan, and Cinderella is born
in Italy. Starting off in the shorts department, his "Lend a Paw" won the Academy Award for Best Animated
Short Subject. (After leaving Disney in 1959, Geronimi worked in TV - which included directing 58 episodes of
the animated series Spider-Man, starting in 1967.)
1942:
The Donald Duck short Donald's Garden, directed by Dick Lundy, is released.
1957:
At Disneyland, the Monsanto House of the Future opens in Tomorrowland. The
walk-through attraction provides a glimpse of living in the future. (It will remain
open until December 1967.)
1975:
Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln returns to Disneyland after being replaced in 1973 with The Walt Disney Story. On this day
the Main Street Opera House becomes home to The Walt
Disney Story featuring Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln.
1989:
Pop singer Tiffany appears on Disney Channel's MMC.
1998:
Disney's animated feature Mulan premieres in Singapore. The film will be released in the U.S. 7 days later.
1999:
Disney's animated feature Tarzan premieres in the U.S. at the
El Capitan Theater in Hollywood, California.
2004:
Disney's animated Lorenzo wins the coveted short film grand prize at the 28th International Festival of Animated Film at Annecy (France). The award is presented to director Mike Gabriel.
2006:
Although Tropical Storm Alberto (the first of the season) strikes Florida, Walt Disney World in Central Florida receives only rain.
Kris Draper, center for the Detroit Red Wings, and his family spend the day at Disney World's Magic Kingdom.
1960:
An official press preview and dedication takes place for Disneyland's newest Frontierland attraction Nature's Wonderland.
1922:
Disney Legend Frank Fulton Burley is born in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Disneyland fans will know him best from the "Golden Horseshoe Revue" which he appeared in from 1962 until the show's final performance in 1986!
JUNE
1959:
Songwriter-singer John Sidney Linnel, one half of rock duo They Might Be Giants,
is born. The duo's Disney credits include the albums Here Comes the ABCs and Here Comes the 123s, and
the soundtracks Disney's Return To Never Land, Disney's Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, and
Meet The Robinsons Soundtrack.
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When Vice President Nixon and Walt
were waiting for the official first
ride on the Disneyland Monorail, an
empty train came by. In his
excitement, Walt couldn't wait. He
grabbed Nixon and jumped on
board, leaving Nixon's Secret
Service agents standing, stunned, on the platform!
Tarzan premieres in U.S.
"Oh dear, mercy me!" -Rabbit from Winnie the Pooh
1935:
Walt and Lillian Disney arrive in London, England at Paddington Station.
