July 17 - The Day in History - Disney land Opens in 1955

July 17 : General Interest 1955: Disneyland opens Disneyland, Walt Disney's metropolis of nostalgia, fantasy, and futurism, opens on July 17, 1955... read more American Revolution 1776 : Congress learns of war of words http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congress-learns-of-war-of-words Automotive 1920 : Three-point seatbelt inventor Nils Bohlin born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/three-point-seatbelt-inventor-nils-bohlin-born Civil War 1864 : John Bell Hood takes command of the Army of Tennessee http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-bell-hood-takes-command-of-the-army-of-tennessee Cold War 1945 : Potsdam Conference begins http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/potsdam-conference-begins Crime 2011 : Casey Anthony released from prison http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/casey-anthony-released-from-prison Disaster 1944 : Port Chicago disaster http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/port-chicago-disaster General Interest 1938 : "Wrong Way" Corrigan crosses the Atlantic http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/wrong-way-corrigan-crosses-the-atlantic 1975 : Superpowers meet in space http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/superpowers-meet-in-space 1996 : Flight 800 explodes over Long Island http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/flight-800-explodes-over-long-island Hollywood 1956 : High Society, Grace Kelly's last film, opens http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/high-society-grace-kellys-last-film-opens Literary 1889 : Erle Stanley Gardner is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/erle-stanley-gardner-is-born Music 1967 : Jimi Hendrix drops out as opening act for The Monkees http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jimi-hendrix-drops-out-as-opening-act-for-the-monkees Old West 1870 : "Wild Bill" Hickok kills a soldier http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/wild-bill-hickok-kills-a-soldier Presidential 1945 : Truman records impressions of Stalin http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/truman-records-impressions-of-stalin Sports 1941 : Joe DiMaggio ends 56-game hitting streak http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/joe-dimaggio-ends-56-game-hitting-streak Vietnam War 1969 : Wheeler visits South Vietnam http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/wheeler-visits-south-vietnam 1972 : South Vietnamese paratroopers fight for Citadel http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/south-vietnamese-paratroopers-fight-for-citadel World War I 1917 : Fighting in the streets of Petrograd, Russia http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fighting-in-the-streets-of-petrograd-russia World War II 1945 : Potsdam Conference convenes http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/potsdam-conference-convenes

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