1 October 1971 September 30, 2021 Author: Staff Walt Disney World opens near Orlando, Florida. Famous Words of Inspiration..."If you would be known, and not know, vegetate in a village; If you would know, and not be known, live in a city." Charles Caleb Colton — Click here for more from Charles Caleb Colton Related posts: 1 October 1971 22 April 1998 25 January 1961 8 February 1971 12 June 2016 27 October 1971 27 May 1933 17 July 1955 5 February 1971 1 October 1880 Categories: History Tags: 1 October, 1971