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MEDIA COMPANY BEGAN ON THIS DAY

This Day In History - Oct 16 - 1923 - Walt and Roy Disney found Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio ...

On October 16, 1923, Walt Disney and his brother Roy found
the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio in
Hollywood, California.

The studio, now known as the Walt Disney Company, has had
an oversized impact on the entertainment industry and is now
one of the largest media companies in the world.

A talented artist from a young age, Walt Disney drew cartoons
for various publications and became interested in cell animation
while working for the Kansas City Film Ad Company. After his
Laugh-O-Gram Studio went bankrupt in 1923, Walt moved to
Los Angeles, where Roy was recovering from tuberculosis.

While there, he finally sold a short film produced by Laugh-O-
Gram, Alice’s Wonderland, and signed a contract to make six
more such films. In order to produce the series, the brothers
founded their company and persuaded both Virginia Davis,
who played Alice, and their collaborator Ub Iwerks to join
them in Hollywood.

Walt & Roy Disney-1928 | Walt disney, Walt disney company, Disney magic
Walt Disney and brother Roy O. Disney.

Walter Elias Disney | Walt disney, Disney magic, Walt disney quotes

1923 Mickey Mouse Photograph by Rob Hans - Pixels

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ONE NICKEL FOR A BIG CANDY BAR IN 1933

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Curtiss Candy Company is a now defunct confectionery
brand and a former company based in
Chicago, Illinois. It
was founded in 1916 by Otto Schnering.

In 1964, Standard Brands purchased Curtiss Candy Company,
Standard Brands merged with
Nabisco in 1981. In 1990, RJR
Nabisco
sold the Curtiss brands to Nestlé.

Biography of Otto Schnering by Samantha Chmelik | Baby ruth, Samantha, Biography
Otto Young Schnering (1891 – 1953)


In 1920, Otto invented the first five-
cent candy bar, Baby Ruth. He’s been
called the “U.S. Candy Bar King”.

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THIS MAGAZINE IS STILL VERY POPULAR

1958 POPULAR MECHANICS OCTOBER 1958 - Etsy
October 1958

Popular Mechanics is a magazine of popular science and
technology
, featuring automotive, home, outdoor,
electronics, science, do-it-yourself, and technology
topics.
Military
topics, aviation and transportation of all 
 types, space, tools and gadgets are commonly featured.

It was founded in 1902 by Henry Haven Windsor, who was
the editor and, as owner of the Popular Mechanics Company,
the publisher.

For decades, the tagline of the monthly magazine was "Written
so you can understand it." In 1958, PM was purchased by the
Hearst Corporation, now
Hearst Communications.

In 2013, the US edition changed from twelve to ten issues per
year, and in 2014 the tagline was changed to "How your world
works." The magazine added a podcast in recent years,
including regular features Most Useful Podcast Ever and How
Your World Works
.
        
(From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)


Henry Haven Windsor
(1859 – 1924)

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Popular Mechanics first cover
(January 11, 1902).

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FOUNDING MEMBER OF GROUP HAS DIED

Terry Kirkman Age, Net Worth, Bio, Height [Updated September 2023 ]

Terry Kirkman and Friends do Americana and the 60's | Altadena, CA Patch

Singer-songwriter Terry Kirkman, a founding member of the
1960s folk-rock band the Association, has died at 83.

In the years following his departure from the Association,
Kirkman retired from the music industry, and worked in
California as an addictions counselor.

Kirkman lived in Montclair, California with his wife Heidi.

The Association - The Assocation: The Essentials | iHeart

The Association - Just The Right Sound - The Association Anthology (2002, CD) | Discogs

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REFERENCE BOOK DEBUTED ON THIS DAY

How The Guinness Book Of World Records Came To Be And Its Facts - Chetenet

On August 27, 1955, the first edition of “The Guinness Book of
Records” was published in Great Britain; it quickly proved to
be a hit. Now known as the “Guinness World Records” book,
the annual publication features a wide range of feats related
to humans and animals.

The inspiration for the record book can be traced to Sir Hugh
Beaver, managing director of the Guinness Brewery in Dublin.

The Guinness Book of World Records | reference work | Britannica
Compiled by sports journalists Norris and Ross McWhirter

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The very first Guinness Book of World Records.

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Sir Hugh Eyre Campbell Beaver
(4 May 1890 – 16 January 1967)

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