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What happened in history on this day: December 14?
On December 14 in ...
- 1934 - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer releases the film Babes in Toyland to theaters in the USA. A costumed child dressed like Mickey Mouse appears.
- 1935 - The Silly Symphony film Broken Toys is released to theaters.
- 1951 - The Donald Duck film Bee on Guard is released.
- 1955 - The ABC TV network airs the Disneyland TV show, featuring the fifth "Davy Crockett" episode, Davy Crockett and the River Pirates.
- 1961 - Buena Vista releases Disney's first live-action musical feature film Babes in Toyland to theaters. The film is based on the operetta by Victor Herbert and Glen McDonough.
- 1968 - The Board of Directors of the Sierra Club authorizes the filing of a lawsuit against the U.S Forest Service to prevent Disney's proposed Mineral King ski resort.
- 1973 - Buena Vista world premieres the live-action feature film Superdad in selected theaters in Los Angeles.
- 1974 - The NBC TV network airs NBC Nights at the Movies featuring The Three Lives of Thomasina.
- 1984 - Disney releases the short film Frankenweenie to theaters in Los Angeles.
- 1986 - The two hour TV movie The Christmas Star airs.
- 1986 - The Big Thunder Barbecue restaurant opens in Big Thunder Ranch in Frontierland at Disneyland.
- 1991 - The ABC TV network airs the film Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too.
- 1994 - Disney releases the Disney Sing Along Songs film compilation The Lion King - Circle of Life on laserdisc in the US, for US$25.
- 1994 - Touchstone Home Video releases the film Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas as a Deluxe CAV laserdisc Edition, for US$100. It also includes The Making of Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, Vincent, and Frankenweenie.
- 2001 - Disney releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film The Royal Tenenbaums to theaters in the USA.
- 2004 - Touchstone releases the film Mary Poppins: 40th Anniversary Edition on DVD in the USA. Price is US$29.99.
- 2004 - Disney releases the DisneyToon Studios short film The Cat that Looked at a King on DVD.
- 2004 - Disney releases the film The Princess Diaries 2: The Royal Engagement on videocassette and DVD in the USA.
- 2008 - Turner Classic Movies airs The Age of Believing: The Disney Live-Action Classics on TV.
- 2014 - The ABC TV network airs the special Backstage with Disney on Broadway: Celebrating 20 Years.
- 2017 - The Walt Disney Company announces that it will acquire most of 21st Century Fox, including the 20th Century Fox film studio, for $66 billion.
Births on December 14
- 1946 - Birth of Michael Ovitz; president of the Walt Disney Company (1995-96).
Deaths on December 14
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