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What happened in history on this day: June 6?
On June 6 in ...
- 1931 - Disney completes the Mickey Mouse film The Delivery Boy. Minnie Mouse also appears.
- 1944 - "Mickey Mouse" is used as the password for the Allied D-Day invasion of Europe during World War II.
- 1952 - The animated film Susie, the Little Blue Coupe is released.
- 1959 - The Submarine Voyage attraction opens in Tomorrowland at Disneyland, with eight gray submarines. It cost about US$2.5 million to create. This is the first 'E' ticket attraction.
- 1962 - Buena Vista releases Disney's live-action feature film Big Red to theaters. The film is based on the novel by Jim Kjelgaard.
- 1974 - Buena Vista generally releases the film Herbie Rides Again to theaters in the US. The film is the sequel to the 1969 film The Love Bug.
- 1975 - The America on Parade parade begins daily performances at Walt Disney World.
- 1984 - Disney announces the agreement to buy Gibson Greetings for up to US$337.5 million in new stock.
- 1984 - The Disney purchase of Arvida is completed.
- 1984 - Ray Watson meets with Jack Wrather, owner of the Wrather Corporation, which owns the Disneyland Hotel. They discuss the possibility of Wrather selling the hotel to Disney.
- 1985 - The Bearly Asleep shop opens in Frontierland in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World.
- 1985 - The Bearly Country shop opens in Frontierland in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World.
- 1987 - The If You Could Fly attraction opens in Tomorrowland in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, sponsored by Delta Air Lines.
- 1990 - Sierra Leone issues ten postage stamps depicting Disney characters in old England roles.
- 1996 - Antigua & Barbuda issues eleven postage stamps depicting Disney characters in Jules Verne's novels.
- 1997 - Buena Vista Pictures releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film Con Air to theaters in the USA.
- 2000 - Disney re-releases the film Pocahontas on videocassette and DVD.
- 2002 - The Café des Cascadeurs restaurant opens in Walt Disney Studios Park at Disneyland Paris.
- 2005 - The June 6 issue of Business Week magazine shows the boy superhero from the film The Incredibles in articles on the 100 Best Small Companies.
- 2006 - Buena Vista Home Entertainment releases the live-action feature film Glory Road on DVD in the USA.
- 2010 - (to August 14) Summer Nightastic is held at Walt Disney World, with special evening events.
Births on June 6
Deaths on June 6
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