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mahatmakanejeeves

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Fri Jul 17, 2020, 11:46 AM Jul 2020

Ronald Reagan was co-host of live ABC special at Disneyland opening 65 years ago today:

I was in the TV viewing audience. The TV special was on Sunday, July 17, 1955. Disneyland opened to the public on the following day.

Ronald Reagan was co-host of live ABC special at Disneyland opening 65 years ago today:



When Disneyland opened 65 years ago today, the national television coverage was hosted by Ronald Reagan, Bob Cummings, and Art Linkletter, who was celebrating his own 43rd birthday on that date:





The Grand Opening Of Disneyland (Disney 1955)
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Gergő Izsó
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Disneyland was opened to the public on Monday, July 18, 1955. A Special Media Preview which included a live TV show on ABC aired on July 17, 1955, the opening ceremonies were televised nationwide and anchored by three of Walt Disney's friends from Hollywood: Art Linkletter, Bob Cummings, and Ronald Reagan.
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Ronald Reagan was co-host of live ABC special at Disneyland opening 65 years ago today: (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2020 OP
He should've stuck to television sandensea Jul 2020 #1
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