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What happened in history on this day: October 24?
On October 24 in ...
- 1923 - Walt Disney writes to Margaret Winkler, informing her that the first Alice Comedy will be titled Alice's Day at Sea.
- 1929 - The Silly Symphony film Springtime is released to theaters.
- 1941 - The Donald Duck film Donald's Camera is released to theaters.
- 1947 - Walt Disney testifies at the House Un-American Activities Committee about suspected Communists previously employed at the studios. Disney names Herbert Sorrell, David Hilberman, and the League of Women Voters, erroneously meaning the Hollywood League of Women Shoppers.
- 1956 - The ABC TV network airs the Disneyland TV show, featuring Behind the Cameras in Lapland, and the film The Alaskan Eskimo.
- 1958 - The ABC TV network airs the Walt Disney Presents TV show, entitled Rusty and the Falcon.
- 1965 - The Orlando Sentinel newspaper runs a story with headline "We say: 'Mystery' Industry is Disney".
- 1965 - The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, featuring The Flight of the White Stallions, part two.
- 1971 - During the three-day gala Grand Opening ceremony at Walt Disney World, a three-hour torchlit luau and show are held on the beach of the Polynesian Village for 1000 invited guests, with the debut of the Electrical Water Pageant.
- 1981 - The CBS TV network airs the Walt Disney show, entitled A Disney Halloween.
- 1994 - The animated TV series Gargoyles first airs.
- 1995 - Disney releases the film Alice in Wonderland on laserdisc in the US, for US$100.
- 1999 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US.
- Herbie the Love Bug appears, suspended from the ceiling of a restaurant.
- Posters for the film It's Pat and Ernest Goes Straight to Video also appear.
- 2001 - Disney's acquisition of the Fox Family Channel closes, with final total price at US$5.2 billion.
- 2003 - Disney makes a limited release of the animated feature film Brother Bear to theaters in Los Angeles and New York City.
- 2008 - Disney releases the live-action feature film High School Musical 3: Senior Year to theaters in Canada.
Births on October 24
Deaths on October 24
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