Walt Disney By LOTHMEG19 Dec 5, 1901 Walt Disney is born in Hermosa, Illinois Jun 8, 1917 Disney graduates high school Period: Jan 19, 1918 to Jan 19, 1919 Disney joins Red Cross and is sent to France Jan 19, 1919 Gets job at the Posman-Rubin Commercial Art Studio Jan 19, 1920 Walt meets Ub Iwwerks Together they created Iwwerks-Disney Commercial Aritists which lasted for a month. Jan 21, 1920 Iwerks-Disney Commercial Artists is created May 21, 1920 Disney creates Laugh-O-Grams Feb 21, 1924 Disney Brothers' Studio is created Jul 13, 1925 Walt marries Lillian Bounds Jan 21, 1927 Oswald the Lucky Rabbit is created Jan 21, 1928 Mickey Mouse is created Dec 21, 1937 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is released Apr 21, 1940 Walt's staff reaches 1,000 workers, and continues to grow May 29, 1941 Workers go on strike against Disney Jan 21, 1949 Walt Disney Music Company is formed Jul 17, 1955 Disneyland is opened Dec 15, 1966 Walt Disney dies after having lung cancer