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What happened in history on this day: May 4?
On May 4 in ...
- 1942 - Walt begins seeking the rights to the book Victory Through Air Power, to turn it into a film.
- 1949 - The film Seal Island is generally released.
- 1965 - The Orlando Sentinel newspaper reports rumors of an "East Coast Disneyland".
- 1977 - The Space Mountain attraction opens in Tomorrowland at Disneyland. Estimated cost to build: $20 million.
- 1977 - The Starcade games arcade opens in Tomorrowland at Disneyland.
- 1980 - The NBC TV network airs the Disney's Wonderful World show, featuring The Secret of Lost Valley, part two.
- 1986 - The ABC TV network airs The Disney Sunday Movie, entitled Love Leads the Way.
- 1990 - The Disney Channel airs the last episode of Just Perfect.
- 1994 - Disney releases the animated film compilation Winnie the Pooh: Learning Volume 1 - Making Friends / Sharing and Caring on laserdisc for US$30. It includes Cloud, Cloud Go Away, Tigger's House Guest, The Bug Stops Here, Tigger is the Mother of Invention, Lights Out, The Rats Who Came to Dinner, No Rabbit's a Fortress.
- 1998 - Uganda issues eleven postage stamps marking the 70th anniversary of Mickey Mouse.
- 1998 - Astronaut Buzz Aldrin and Buzz Lightyear attend the re-opening of the Moonliner attraction in Disneyland. The Moonliner was removed in 1966.
- 2003 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US.
- The episode title "Old Yeller-Belly" is a reference to the book, dog, and Disney film Old Yeller.
- A parody of the Disney-ABC TV show Live with Regis and Kelly is shown.
- 2004 - The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror attraction opens at Disney's California Adventure.
- 2012 - Disney releases Marvel's The Avengers movie in 3-D and IMAX theaters in the USA.
Births on May 4
Deaths on May 4
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