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What happened in history on this day: June 8?
On June 8 in ...
- 1951 - The Donald Duck film Test Pilot Donald is released. Chip 'n' Dale also appear.
- 1962 - McDonnell Douglas begins sponsorship of the Rocket to the Moon attraction at Disneyland. The Moonliner rocket is repainted.
- 1984 - Donald Duck and Clarence Nash host the opening of a Donald Duck film festival in New York.
- 1984 - Disney releases the film Tiger Town on theaters in Detroit.
- 1984 - Warner Bros. Pictures releases the film Gremlins to theaters in the USA. A short portion of the film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is shown in a movie theater. One of the gremlins watching the film has Mickey Mouse ears.
- 1984 - Saul Steinberg completes funding investors for a takeover attempt of Disney. He forms the MM Acquisition Corporation (MM for Mickey Mouse).
- 1984 - The board of directors of Reliance Group Holdings vote in favor of the proposed takeover of Disney.
- 1984 - Saul Steinberg announces that on June 11, the MM Acquisition company will offer Disney US$67.50 per share for 49 percent of the company's outstanding shares, or US$71.50 per share for 100 percent of the shares if the Gibson Greetings deal is killed. Steinberg intends to acquire 37.9 percent of Disney's outstanding shares, to add to the 11.1 percent already owned by Reliance Group Holdings.
- 1987 - Canada's Maclean's news magazine includes Mickey Mouse on the cover as part of main article on "Hollywood Hits 100".
- 1998 - The live-action feature film Six Days, Seven Nights premieres in Beverly Hills, California.
- 2001 - Disney releases the Walt Disney Pictures animated feature film Disney's Atlantis: The Lost Empire to theaters in Los Angeles and New York City.
- 2001 - Warner Bros. Pictures releases the film Swordfish to theaters in the USA. A character says "I'm just a sucker for Disneyland".
- 2001 - The Disney Channel airs the Disney Channel Original Movie Jett Jackson The Movie.
- 2022 - The United States Postal Service unveils four "Go Beyond: Buzz Lightyear" postage stamps at the premiere of the Disney/Pixar Lightyear movie in Hollywood, California.
Births on June 8
- 1944 - Birth of Don Grady; actor (Mickey Mouse Club).
Deaths on June 8
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