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Events[]

  • July 17 - Disneyland Park opens. The grand opening is televised live; the highlights include the broadcast of Disneyland's first parade down Main Street, U.S.A., actress Irene Dunn christening the Mark Twain Steamboat, and reporting by Art Linkletter and Ronald Reagan. This day was known as Black Sunday.
  • July 18 - Disneyland opens to the general public.

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