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What happened in history on this day: October 20?
On October 20 in ...
- 1923 - Walt Disney writes again to Virginia Davis' mother, offering $100 per month, rising to $200 by month nine.
- 1924 - The Alice Comedy film Alice Gets in Dutch is shown at the Piccadilly Theatre on Broadway, in New York. This is the first time an Alice film is shown in a first-run Broadway theater.
- 1963 - The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, entitled The Wahoo Bobcat.
- 1974 - The NBC TV network airs The Wonderful World of Disney show, featuring Two Against the Arctic, part one.
- 1983 - Disney premieres the animated short film Mickey's Christmas Carol in England. The film includes the first appearance of Mickey Mouse on film since 1953. The film cost over US$3 million to make.
- 1989 - Buena Vista releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film Gross Anatomy to theaters.
- 1993 - Disney releases the film A Far Off Place on laserdisc for US$39.99.
- 1995 - Buena Vista Pictures generally releases the film Feast of July to theaters in the USA.
- 1995 - Buena Vista Pictures releases the Walt Disney Pictures feature film Frank and Ollie to theaters in the USA. The film is a documentary of the lives and careers of Disney animators Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston.
- 1997 - The Disney Channel premieres the Bear in the Big Blue House TV show.
- 2001 - The International Food and Wine Festival begins in Epcot, running until November 18.
- 2003 - Disney premieres the animated feature film Brother Bear at the New Amsterdam Theater in New York.
- 2006 - Disney releases the Touchstone film The Prestige to theaters in the USA.
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