The Walt Disney World Resort is the world’s most visited entertainment resort located in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.  The resort includes four theme parks, two water parks, and 23 on-site themed resort hotels, a campground, two spas/physical fitness centers, five golf courses, and other recreational venues and entertainment. The resort, then containing only the Magic Kingdom theme park, opened on October 1, 1971 and has only grown since then. Some of these additions include Epcot, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and Disney’s Animal Kingdom.

It was on this day, November 1, 1983, that Burns signed a five-year contract with Caesar’s World in Las Vegas at the age of 87, jokingly having said, “I can’t afford to die when I’m booked.” Staying true to his comedian self, he further jested, “The last time I played Caesar’s Palace, it was owned by Julius.”

Burns won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Sunshine Boys and booked shows to celebrate his 100^th birthday, but after suffering a head injury after a bad fall, the shows were cancelled.  Burns passed away on March 9, 1996 at his home in Los Angeles.

On this day, October 7th, in 1952, Joseph Woodland and Bernard Silver patented the method of identification of products known as the bar code. With an inquiry from a local store owner, Woodland and Silver decided to create a tool that could automatically read product information during checkout. A year later, these two inventors deciphered a way to make checking out at the register easier for the customers and retailers through identifying patterns.

Almost 30 years later, the bar code was implemented in supermarkets and one of the first items to be scanned was a pack of Wrigley’s gum.

On this day, October 6th, in 1908, Henry Simon Winzeler founded the Ohio Art Company that manufactures metal picture frames and other novelty items. Exactly 52 years later the Ohio Art Company launched its first toy, Etch-A-Sketch. This classic innovation was invented as a drawing tool for preschoolers to use their imagination. Etch-A-Sketch became the toy store mainstay of the century with over 10 million sales.

The Ohio Art Company succeeded because it not only created innovative toys that promote creativity and learning, but it also produced diverse lithographic components for big businesses such as Starbucks and Disney.

On this day, October 4th, in 1989, the Grand Metropolitan, a British Beverage Company, buys The Pillsbury Corporation. Pillsbury’s progress slowed down and GrandMet stepped in and took over. Initially, Pillsbury was on attack and fought against GrandMet; however, their attempts were futile and shareholders accepted $66 per share that cost GrandMet $5.75 billion. The deal was official and Pillsbury became a subsidiary of the Grand Metropolitan.

At the end, GrandMet became the eighth largest company for consumer goods in the world, specializing in branded foods and drinks.

On this day, October 3rd, in 2011, Sprint, a competing wireless carrier in the U.S., is rumored for shelling out $20 billion to Apple for exclusive rights to the iPhone 5. For the next four years Sprint is claimed to own all the rights to the iPhone 5 and its sales.

On this day, October 2nd, in 1997, FedEx Corporation becomes permanent in Delaware as the parent company of FedEx Express. The company offers convenient delivery within three-to-five business days, a money back guarantee, and implements its own air routes, infrastructure, and leading-edge technologies.

On this day, October 1st, in 2010 The Social Network debuts in the U.S. starring Jesse Eisenberg, Justin Timberlake, Andrew Garfield, Brenda Song, and more. The film highlights the lives of the masterminds behind the mass medium Facebook at Harvard University and is critically acclaimed as one of the best movies of the year.

The Social Network grossed over $22.4 million in its first weekend and was played in over 2,500 theaters countrywide. The film also won three Academy Awards, a Hollywood Ensemble Award, and four Golden Globe Awards.

On this day, September 30^th, in 1955, the American icon gets into a fatal car accident on his way to race in Salinas, California. The head-on collision between Dean’s Porsche and the Ford was deadly, killing Dean and injuring the other driver.

However, Dean marks history as the first actor to receive two Oscar nominations posthumously.

On this day, September 29^th, in 1961 Bob Dylan plays the harmonica for Carolyn Hester’s third album. John Hammond, the album producer, was impressed and signed Dylan to Columbia Records a month later.

Bob Dylan, Dylan’s first album had little success selling only 5,000 copies. Columbia considered dropping him from the label, but Hammond fought for him adding another year to his contract.