November 11, 2016 8:30 AM EST
When Disneyland opened in July of 1955, parents noticed something right away: as LIFE magazine reported, the price of admission wasn’t quite the whole cost of attendance. Children brought to the theme park clamored for souvenirs, and the park’s operators were only too happy to provide them with many options. Now, more than 60 years later, that’s still true—but it’s not just kids who want to stock up. Read More...
February 3 Calendar 699 Saint Werburgh, Anglo Saxon Princess and patron saint of Chester, England, dies at about 50 [year of death cited as 700 in some sources; exact birth date uncertain] 865 Ansgar, German Catholic archbishop and Saint, dies at 63 994 William IV, Duke of Aquitaine (963-990) known as Fierebrace (Proud Arm), dies at about 56 1014 Sweyn Forkbeard, Viking king of Denmark (986-1014), Norway (999/1000-1014) and 1st Viking king of England (1013-14), dies at about 54 (born circa 960) 1116 King Coloman of Hungary (1095-1116) (b. Read More...
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Imagine being born during the year when election talk centered on the battle of the Williams: McKinley vs. Jennings Bryan.
On Tuesday, Walter Breuning will feast over his 114th birthday cake. The AP reports that the Montana man is believed to be the world’s oldest male, bringing special guests to his soiree that include Governor Brian Schweitzer and Guinness World Records officials.
During Breuning’s lifetime, five states have been added to the Union and 20 different presidents have taken office in the White House. Read More...
