What happened in history on this day: March 1?
On March 1 in ...
- 1924 - M.J. Winkler Productions debuts the Alice Comedy series, in a number of theaters on the east coast of the US. The film Alice's Day at Sea is shown.
- 1928 - In New York, Walt Disney approaches Fred Quimby at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer looking for an offer to distribute the Oswald films, but Quimby is not interested.
- 1928 - Walt Disney sees Charles Mintz, who offers only $1400 per film, and 50 percent of profits.
- 1928 - In New York, Walt Disney send a telegram to Roy saying "break with Charlie looing" and "don't be alarmed everything ok".
- 1964 - The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, entitled The Legend of Two Gypsy Dogs.
- 1970 - The NBC TV network airs The Wonderful World of Disney show, featuring Menace on the Mountain, part one.
- 1985 - Disney releases the film Country to theaters in the UK.
- 1986 - The Safari Outpost shop opens in Adventureland at Disneyland.
- 1989 - The CBS TV network airs the first episode of the Disney TV show Hard Times on Planet Earth.
- 1989 - Buena Vista Pictures premieres the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film New York Stories in New York City.
- 1989 - Buena Vista Pictures releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film New York Stories to theaters in the US.
- 1991 - Buena Vista releases the Walt Disney Pictures live-action feature film Shipwrecked to theaters in the US.
- 1994 - Ghana issues ten postage stamps marking the 65th anniverary of Mickey Mouse.
- 1996 - Disney's Hilton Head Island Resort opens in South Carolina. It is the first Disney vacation resort built outside California and Florida. It is part of the Disney Vacation Club Resorts.
- 1996 - Buena Vista Pictures releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film Up Close and Personal to theaters in the US.
- 1997 - Mali releases ten postage stamps depicting Goofy, Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Minnie Mouse, and Huey/Dewey/Louie.
- 1997 - The #5 locomotive, the Ward Kimball, begins operation at the Magic Kingdom park at Walt Disney World.
- 1998 - The Disney Channel premieres the Bug Juice TV show.
- 1999 - Guyana issues 21 postage stamps for the 70th anniversary of Mickey Mouse. Characters depicted are Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Goofy, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, and Huey, Dewey, and Louie.
- 1999 - Guyana issues 26 postage stamps depicting Disney characters on trains. Characters are depicted from the films 101 Dalmatians, Robin Hood, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and The Little Mermaid.
- 2005 - Touchstone releases Bambi as Platinum Edition on DVD in the USA.
- 2005 - Disney premieres the live-action feature film The Pacifier at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California.
- 2011 - Disney releases the Pirates of the Caribbean film series on Blu-Ray in the US.
- 2012 - At the Manhattan Cruise Terminal in New York, singer Mariah Carey christens the Disney Fantasy cruise ship.
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