Birthdays: Rembrandt van Rijn,
Inigo Jones, Sir Thomas Bullfinch, Mother Cabrini, Clemont Moore, Julian Bream,
Linda Rondstadt, Alex Karras, Jan Michael Vincent, Lola Davidovich, Forrest
Whitaker is 56, Brigette Neilsen, Jesse Ventura, Terry O’ Quinn is 65
1938- Max Fleischer Popeye cartoon
"With the Jeep" introduced
Eugene the Jeep. The character was created in the Thimble Theater comic strip
two years earlier. The funny little character later gave its name to the army’s
new General Purpose Vehicle, the G.P. or Jeep.
1941- President Franklin Roosevelt
sent federal mediator Stanley White to try and solve the labor strike between
Walt Disney and his cartoonists.
1953- The film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes premiered
starring Marylyn Monroe and Jane Russell.
1971- Producer Steve Krantz
announced the production of the first X-rated cartoon, Fritz the Cat, to be
directed by newcomer Ralph Bakshi.
2011- Disney’s Winnie the Pooh and short the Ballad of Nessie opened in theaters.
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