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Walt Disney's Birth
Walt Disney was born in Chicago on December 5th. -
Walt Disney Red Cross
Walt Disney enlists in the American Ambulance Corps, part of the Red Cross in 1918. -
Disney and Iweks
Disney and Ub Iwerks form Iwerks-Disney Commercial Artists in 1919. -
Disney and Mickey Mouse
Disney and Iwerks create the first Mickey Mouse character. -
Steamboat Willie
the Mickey Mouse film Steamboat Willie opens on November 18 -
Three Little Pigs
The Disney animated short The Three Little Pigs wins an Academy Award. -
Snow White
The first full length animated film, Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs releases. -
Walt Disney Incorporated
Disney forms Walt Disney Incorporated to develop ideas for a theme park that would become Disneyland. -
Disneyland
Disneyland opens. -
Mickey Mouse Club
The Mickey Mouse Club airs. it features cartoons and the Mouseketeers. -
Mary Poppins
The live action and animated film Mary Poppins premieres in Hollywood and in the following year it earns several Oscars. -
Disney World Plans
Walt and Roy Disney announce plans to build a theme park in Florida. -
Lung X-Ray
X-rays reveal a tumor on Disney's left lung. -
Disney Dies
Disney dies at the age of 65 to lung cancer. -
Disneyworld opens
Disneyworld opens. Roy Disney dedicates the park to his brother.
