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What happened in history on this day: February 26?
On February 26 in ...
- 1928 - The Colony Theatre in New York City premieres the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit film Rival Romeos.
- 1934 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Building a Building for an Oscar Award in the category Short Subjects, Cartoons.
- 1934 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Three Little Pigs for an Oscar Award in the category Short Subjects, Cartoons.
- 1942 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture) for the film Dumbo.
- 1942 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Short Subjects, Cartoons) to Disney for the film Lend a Paw.
- 1942 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award to Walt Disney.
- 1942 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Special Award) to music conductor Leopold Stokowski for the film Fantasia, for "widening the scope of the motion picture as entertainment and as an art form".
- 1942 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Special Award) to Walt Disney, William Garity, John N.A. Hawkins, and RCA Manufacturing Co. for the film Fantasia, for advancement of the use of sound in motion pictures.
- 1958 - The ABC TV network airs the Disneyland TV show, featuring the fourth "The Saga of Andy Burnett" episode, Land of the Enemies.
- 1960 - The ABC TV network airs the Walt Disney Presents TV show, featuring the 12th "Tales of Texas John Slaughter" episode, Kentucky Gunslick.
- 1961 - The ABC TV network airs the Walt Disney Presents TV show, featuring the film Westward Ho the Wagons, part two.
- 1962 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film The Absent Minded Professor for an Oscar Award in the category Cinematography, Black and White.
- 1962 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film The Absent Minded Professor for an Oscar Award in the category Art Direction - Set Decoration, Black and White.
- 1962 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film The Absent Minded Professor for an Oscar Award in the category Special Effects.
- 1962 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film The Parent Trap for an Oscar Award in the category Sound.
- 1962 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film The Parent Trap for an Oscar Award in the category Film Editing.
- 1962 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Babes in Toyland for an Oscar Award in the category Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture.
- 1962 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Babes in Toyland for an Oscar Award in the category Costume Design, Color.
- 1962 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Aquamania for an Oscar Award in the category Short Subjects, Cartoons.
- 1989 - The TV special "The Absent-Minded Professor: Trading Places" airs.
- 1991 - The Prairie Outpost Supply shop opens in Frontierland in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World.
- 1993 - Disney releases the film Recycle Rex for educational use.
- 1995 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A character watching ballet says "I haven't been moved like this since The Joy Luck Club", a Disney film.
- 1996 - Grenada issues ten postage stamps depicting various Disney characters dancing.
- 1998 - The All Star Cafe debuts at Disney's Wide World of Sports resort at Walt Disney World.
- 1999 - Disney releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film The Other Sister to theaters in the USA.
- 2002 - Disney releases the animated film Cinderella II: Dreams Come True on videocassette and DVD.
- 2014 - The live musical play Aladdin begins Broadway previews at the New Amsterdam Theatre.
Births on February 26
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