On this day in 1923, the Walt Disney Company was founded by Walt Disney and his brother, Roy Disney.
On this day in 1964, China detonated its first nuclear weapon.
On this day in 1978, Wanda Rutkiewicz became the first European woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
On this day in 1995, the Million Man March took place in Washington, D.C. It was a gathering en masse of African American men to bring to politicians’ attention about minority issues.