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What happened in history on this day: June 23?
On June 23 in ...
- 1925 - The Rivoli Theater in New York City premieres the Alice Comedy film Alice Stage Struck.
- 1944 - The Pluto film Springtime for Pluto is released to theaters.
- 1956 - The Skyway to Tomorrowland begins operation in Fantasyland at Disneyland.
- 1956 - The Skyway to Fantasyland begins operation in Tomorrowland at Disneyland.
- 1963 - The Enchanted Tiki Room attraction opens in Adventureland at Disneyland. This is the first attraction with sophisticated Audio-Animatronic figures, 225 of them.
- 1967 - Buena Vista premieres Disney's live-action feature film The Happiest Millionaire in Los Angeles, California. The film is based on the book and play by Kyle Crichton and Cordelia Drexel Biddle. This is the last film co-produced by Walt Disney. The film is almost three hours long in its original version.
- 1987 - A US Federal District Court dismisses a lawsuit by Matthew Gentry against the Walt Disney Company, Eastman Kodak, and Michael Jackson. Gentry claimed copyright infringement violation of a work he had created.
- 1989 - Buena Vista Pictures Distribution releases the Roger Rabbit animated short film Tummy Trouble to theaters.
- 1989 - Buena Vista Pictures releases the Walt Disney Pictures live-action feature film Honey, I Shrunk the Kids to theaters. The movie script was entitled Teenie Weenies.
- 1995 - Guyana issues nine postage stamps depicting scenes from the film Pocahontas.
- 1995 - The name of the Videopolis in Disneyland is changed to Fantasyland Theater.
- 1995 - The Spirit of Pocahontas show begins performances at the Fantasyland Theater at Disneyland.
- 1995 - The name of the Yumz food facility at the Videopolis at Disneyland is changed to Meeko's.
- 1995 - Buena Vista Pictures generally releases the animated feature film Pocahontas to theaters in the US.
- 1998 - Walt Disney Home Video releases the film Mr. Magoo on videocassette in the US.
- 2000 - In New York City, Sotheby's hosts an exhibition of art of Disney's Tarzan film and Fantasia/2000.
- 2004 - The United States Postal Service issues four different 37-cent stamps titled The Art of Disney: Friendship. They feature Mickey Mouse, Bambi, Simba, and Pinocchio, each with friends.
- 2013 - The Lifetime TV network premieres the ABC Studios TV series Devious Maids.
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