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Davy Crockett becomes a national phenomenon, with more than $300 million in Davy Crockett merchandise being sold - including roughly 10 million coonskin caps.
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"Davy Crockett, King Of The Wild Frontier," is released in movie theaters and makes $2.5 million even though 90 million people have already seen it on television.
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"The Mickey Mouse Club" show debuts. Mouse ear caps become the rage, selling at a rate of 24,000 a day, and Mouseketeer Annette Funicello receives 6,000 fan letters a month.
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Disneyland, at a cost of $17 million, opens. More than 28,000 people attend opening day, and a million pass through its gates during its first eight weeks of operation. ABC covers the opening with a 90-minute special hosted by Art Linkletter and former President Ronald Reagan.
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