50th Anniversary Gifts Biography
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An anniversary is a day that commemorates or celebrates a
past event that occurred on the same date of the year as the initial event. For
example, the first event is the initial occurrence or, if planned, the
inaugural of the event. One year later would be the first anniversary of that
event. The word was first used for Catholic feasts to commemorate saints. The
Latin phrase dies natalis (literally "birth day") has become a common
term, adopted in many languages, especially in intellectual and institutional
circles, for the anniversary of the founding ("legal or statutory
birth") of an institution, such as an alma mater (college or other
school). Even in ancient Rome ,
we know of the [dies] Aquilae natalis ("birthday of the eagle",
anniversary of the official founding of a legion).
Most countries around the world celebrate national
anniversaries, for example the USA Bicentennial. These could be the date of
independence of the nation or the adoption of a new constitution or form of
government. The important dates in a sitting monarch's reign may also be
commemorated, an event often referred to as a "Jubilee". Anniversaries of nations are usually marked by the number of
years elapsed described with Latin words or Roman numerals. Many anniversaries have special names. Etiquette in Society,
in Business, in Politics and at Home by Emily Post, published in 1922,
contained suggestions for wedding anniversary gifts for 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25,
50, and 75 years. Wedding anniversary gift suggestions for other years were added
in later editions and publications; they now comprise what is referred to as
the "traditional" list. Generally speaking, the longer the period,
the more precious or durable the material associated with it. See wedding
anniversary for a general list of the wedding anniversary symbols; however,
there are variations in some national traditions.
Furthermore, there exist numerous partially overlapping,
partially contradictory lists of anniversary gifts (such as wedding stones),
separate from the 'traditional' names. The concepts of a person's birthday stone and zodiac stone,
by contrast, are fixed for life according to the day of the week, month, or
astrological sign corresponding to the recipient's birthday. Walt Disney and his business partner-brother Roy were
heading a Hollywood film studio before their
idea of a theme park formed. Walt Disney's original concept was of a permanent
family fun park minus the "negative element", which he felt traveling
carnivals often attracted. While on outings with his daughters Dianne and
Sharon, Walt realized there were no parks with activities both parents and
children could enjoy together. Over time, Walt had received numerous letters written by
people wanting to visit the Disney Studio lot and to meet their favorite Disney
character. Realizing a functional movie studio had little to offer to the
visiting fan, he then began to foster ideas of building an area at his Burbank studios for
tourists to visit and take pictures with Disney characters set in statue form.
His ideas then evolved to a small play park with a boat ride and other themed
areas. Over time, Disney's ideas continued to evolve into a concept for a
larger enterprise; that enterprise became what is known today as Disneyland .
Disneyland was partially inspired by Tivoli
Gardens , built in 1843 in Copenhagen , Denmark
and Children's Fairylandbuilt in 1950 in Oakland ,
California . Disney's original
modest plans called for the park to be built on eight acres (32,000 m²) next to
the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank ,
California as a place where his
employees and families could go to relax. Early in development, during the
early 1950s, it became clear that more area would be needed. Difficulties in
obtaining funding caused Disney to investigate new ways of raising money. He
decided to use television to get the ideas into people's homes, and so he
created a show named Disneyland which was
broadcast on the fledgling American Broadcasting Company (ABC) television
network. In return, the network agreed to help finance the new park. On the suggestion of researchers at Stanford Research
Institute who correctly envisioned the area's potential growth, Disney acquired
160 acres (730,000 m²) of orange groves and walnut trees in Anaheim ,
south of Los Angeles in neighboring Orange County .
Construction began on July 18, 1954 and would cost US$17 million to complete.
U.S. Highway 101 (later Interstate 5) was under construction at the same time
just to the north of the site; in preparation for the traffic which Disneyland
was expected to bring, two more lanes were added to the freeway even before the
park was finished. Because of his brother Roy's distrust of the project, and
because of financial considerations, Walt Disney was forced to turn to outside
financing for his theme park. For the first five years of its operation, Disneyland was owned by
Disneyland, Inc., of which Walt Disney Productions and ABC each owned
half. In 1960, Walt Disney Productions bought ABC's share of the theme park. This
would later come full circle in 1999, when The Walt Disney Company, the
successor to Walt Disney Productions, merged with Capital Cities-ABC, Inc.
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