The Mississippi River is rocked by earthquakes, Baltimore burns, Chaplin debuts "The Tramp," The Beatles arrive in America, and space shuttle astronauts make the first untethered spacewalk, all on this day.
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Walt Disney Productions
1940: "Pinocchio," the second full-length animated Walt Disney film, premieres. The film would go on to win two Academy Awards, one for Best Original Score and one for Best Original Song for the song "When You Wish upon a Star."