18 July 1955 July 17, 2012 Author: Staff The first Disneyland in Anaheim, California opens. Famous Words of Inspiration..."Death tugs at my ear and says: Live, I am coming."" Oliver Wendell Holmes — Click here for more from Oliver Wendell Holmes Related posts: 12 April 1955 22 June 1990 4 July 1569 22 June 1990 18 July 1984 Categories: History Tags: 18 July, 1955