What Happened – July 17

It was on this day in 1955 that Disneyland had a “soft open” to the press and invited guests, one day before their official opening. About 20 of the rides and attractions were ready, but a lot of other stuff…including the water fountains…was not. Due to counterfeit tickets being widely available more than double the expected 11,000 people showed up. A gas leak closed down several areas and vendors ran out of food. For years afterwards it was refereed to as “Black Sunday” by executives of the company. However, it didn’t seem to set them back too much: over 1 million people ended up visiting the park that first year and 4 million the year after. Attendance continued to grow every year, with almost 16 million people visiting the Anaheim park in 2009.

 

The earliest event that Wiki says happened on this day is “180 – Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians. This is the earliest record of Christianity in that part of the world” and the most recent is “2009 – Jakarta double bombings at the JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton Hotels killed 9 people including 4 foreigners.

A few other events that also happened on this day are:

1867 – First dental school in the US opens in Boston.

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1945 – Truman, Stalin, and Churchill begin their last summit of WWII.

1975 – American and Soviet spacecraft dock with each other, the first time two ships from different nations do so.

 

Happy birthday to Bitty Schram, Robert Romanus, David Hasselhoff, Mark Burnett, Terry Butler, Spencer Davis, and Donald Sutherland.

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1 Response to What Happened – July 17

  1. Kim.Sunderlage@yahoo.com says:

    “1867 – First dental school in the US opens in Boston.” When do you suppose the South will catch on?

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