|
What happened in history on this day: December 17?
On December 17 in ...
- 1931 - The Silly Symphony film The Ugly Duckling is released to theaters. The film is based on the book by Hans Christian Andersen.
- 1932 - The Mickey Mouse film Mickey's Good Deed is released to theaters. Pluto also appears.
- 1943 - RKO Radio Pictures releases the animated film Chicken Little to theaters.
- 1958 - Disney makes a limited release of the live-action short film Grand Canyon to theaters.
- 1961 - The Babes in Toyland exhibit opens at the Opera House on Main Street, U.S.A. at Disneyland. It shows sets from the movie of the same name.
- 1961 - The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, entitled Backstage Party, to promote the Babes in Toyland film.
- 1966 - Roy Disney gives a speech to Disney management and the Imagineering team, making it clear that the company will continue to be run according to Walt's wishes. He also announces that Walt's first name would be added to the title of the Florida theme park project.
- 1967 - The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, featuring A Boy Called Nuthin', part two.
- 1972 - The NBC TV network airs The Wonderful World of Disney show, entitled Salty, the Hijacked Harbor Seal.
- 1976 - Buena Vista premieres the live-action feature film Freaky Friday in Los Angeles. Charlene Tilton has her feature film debut.
- 1990 - Sierra Leone issues thirty postage stamps depicting Disney characters in The Night Before Christmas.
- 1990 - The Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Adventure Zone attraction opens at the Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park at Walt Disney World. Also known as Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Movie Set Adventure.
- 1990 - The NBC TV network airs the movie A Mom for Christmas.
- 1991 - Guyana issues 26 postage stamps depicting various Walt Disney Company Christmas Cards.
- 1993 - Sierra Leone issues twelve postage stamps depicting Disney characters celebrating Christmas.
- 1994 - The Planet Hollywood restaurant opens in Pleasure Island at Walt Disney World.
- 1999 - Disney releases the Touchstone Pictures / Columbia Pictures live-action feature film Bicentennial Man to theaters in the USA.
- 1999 - The animated feature film Fantasia/2000 debuts at Carnegie Hall in New York city.
- 2002 - Disney releases the film The Country Bears on DVD and videocassette.
- 2003 - Comcast begins making discrete discussions with Disney board member George Mitchell about merging the two companies. Mitchell agrees that "this makes a lot of sense".
- 2008 - The Disneynature film The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos is released to theaters in France.
- 2011 - Disney releases the film TRON: Legacy to theaters in the US.
Births on December 17
Deaths on December 17
- 1999 - Death of Rex Allen, after being accidently run over in his own driveway; singer, published over 300 songs, narrated dozens of Disney films and TV shows.
|
|
vvv advertisement vvv
^^^ advertisement ^^^
You can pick a particular day to view that day's events in history.
Bookmark this URL: http://kpolsson.com/thisday/disney/ and revisit each day.
(this URL will automatically re-direct to the file containing the current day's events)
Or, visit my Timelines of History page.
|