Today in {DISNEY} History...2/9
1773- President William Henry Harrison is born! Sadly he died after only 32 days in office due to complications from the common cold. His is the shortest tenure in Presidential History. You can visit him at the Hall Of Presidents.
1825-
As no presidential candidate received a majority of electoral votes in the election of 1824, the U.S. House of Representatives votes to elect John Quincy Adams, who won fewer votes than Andrew Jackson in the popular election, as president of the United States.
1914- Disney Legend, animator and engineer Bill Justice is born in Dayton, Ohio. Growing up in Indianapolis, Indiana, he moved to California in 1935. He first joined Disney in July 1937 as an animator and worked on such features as Saludos Amigos, Victory Through Air Power, The Three Caballeros, Make Mine Music and Peter Pan. Justice later went on to work as a programmer (starting in 1965) for Audio-Animatronics figures for such Disneyland attractions as Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln, Mission to Mars, Pirates of the Caribbean, and the Haunted Mansion. He also designed the floats and costumes for one of the first Disneyland Christmas Parades. Justice retired in February 1979 and chronicled his 42 years at Disney in the book Justice for Disney, in which he told the "story of a very lucky fellow from Indiana who was able to find a job he loved.
1940- Pinocchio is released, later winning 2 Academy Awards!
1825-
As no presidential candidate received a majority of electoral votes in the election of 1824, the U.S. House of Representatives votes to elect John Quincy Adams, who won fewer votes than Andrew Jackson in the popular election, as president of the United States.
1914- Disney Legend, animator and engineer Bill Justice is born in Dayton, Ohio. Growing up in Indianapolis, Indiana, he moved to California in 1935. He first joined Disney in July 1937 as an animator and worked on such features as Saludos Amigos, Victory Through Air Power, The Three Caballeros, Make Mine Music and Peter Pan. Justice later went on to work as a programmer (starting in 1965) for Audio-Animatronics figures for such Disneyland attractions as Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln, Mission to Mars, Pirates of the Caribbean, and the Haunted Mansion. He also designed the floats and costumes for one of the first Disneyland Christmas Parades. Justice retired in February 1979 and chronicled his 42 years at Disney in the book Justice for Disney, in which he told the "story of a very lucky fellow from Indiana who was able to find a job he loved.
1940- Pinocchio is released, later winning 2 Academy Awards!
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