Walt Disney (December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966) was an American entrepreneur, animator, voice actor and film producer. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he holds the record for the most Academy Awards earned by an individual (22), out of 59 nominations. He set up the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio with his brother Roy in the 1920s, and had his first big success with the character Mickey Mouse. As the studio grew, he introduced synchronized sound, better cameras, and full- color three-strip Technicolor, as seen in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), Fantasia, Pinocchio (both 1940), Dumbo (1941) and Bambi (1942). In 1955 he opened the Disneyland theme park and diversified into television programs, including The Mickey Mouse Club. He helped plan the 1959 Moscow Fair, the 1960 Winter Olympics, and the 1964 New York World's Fair. In 1965 he began work on Disney World and a concept he called the Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow (EPCOT). Disney was a shy and self-deprecating man in private, but adopted a warm and outgoing public persona. The company he cofounded exists today as one of the world's largest and best-known entertainment companies.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1484:

Pope Innocent VIII issued the papal bull Summis desiderantes affectibus, giving Dominican Inquisitor Heinrich Kramer explicit authority to prosecute witchcraft in Germany. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summis_desiderantes_affectibus

1876:

Fire engulfed the Brooklyn Theatre in Brooklyn, New York, killing at least 278 people, mostly due to smoke inhalation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn_Theatre_fire

1916:

Amid the First World War and following his loss of support in Parliament, British Prime Minister H. H. Asquith resigned. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._H._Asquith

1936:

The 1936 Soviet Constitution, also known as the "Stalin" constitution, was adopted. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1936_Soviet_Constitution

1974:

The Birmingham Americans won the only World Bowl in World Football League history. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham_Americans

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ulterior: 1. Situated beyond, or on the farther side. 2. Beyond what is obvious or evident. 3. Being intentionally concealed so as to deceive. 4. (archaic) Happening later; subsequent. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ulterior

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

There is a fundamental error in separating the parts from the whole, the mistake of atomizing what should not be atomized. Unity and complementarity constitute reality.   --Werner Heisenberg https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Werner_Heisenberg