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What happened in history on this day: March 24?
On March 24 in ...
- 1925 - The Rivoli Theater in New York City premieres the Alice Comedy film Alice Solves the Puzzle.
- 1934 - The Silly Symphony film Funny Little Bunnies is released to theaters.
- 1949 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Short Subjects, Two Reels) for the film Seal Island.
- 1950 - The Donald Duck film Crazy Over Daisy is released. Daisy, Chip 'n' Dale, Minnie Mouse, Mickey Mouse, and Goofy also appear.
- 1956 - The Astro-Jets ride opens in Tomorrowland at Disneyland.
- 1963 - The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, featuring Kidnapped, part two.
- 1972 - The Bear Country area opens in Frontierland at Disneyland. It cost about US$8 million to build.
- 1972 - The Country Bear Jamboree attraction opens in Bear Country at Disneyland.
- 1972 - The Mile Long Bar opens in Bear Country at Disneyland.
- 1972 - The Teddi Barra's Swingin' Arcade opens in Bear Country at Disneyland.
- 1972 - The Ursus H. Bear's Wilderness Outpost shop opens in Bear Country at Disneyland.
- 1974 - The NBC TV network airs The Wonderful World of Disney show, featuring Diamonds on Wheels, part three.
- 1980 - Antigua issues ten postage stamps depicting various Disney characters.
- 1986 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Scientific or Technical) to Disney's David Spencer for the development of an animation photo transfer process.
- 1987 - Michael Eisner and French Prime Minister Jacques Chirac sign the full agreement concerning the building and operating of Euro Disney.
- 1990 - The Disney Channel airs the Disney Channel Premiere film Chips, the War Dog.
- 1994 - Frank Wells tells Michael Eisner that he had decided to extend his contract with Disney for seven more years.
- 1995 - Buena Vista Pictures releases the Hollywood Pictures live-action feature film Funny Bones to theaters in the USA.
- 1995 - Buena Vista Pictures releases the Walt Disney Pictures live-action feature film Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventures of Pecos Bill to theaters in the USA.
- 1996 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A character says "enjoy Mr. Troy's Wild Ride", a reference to the Disney theme park attraction Mr. Toad's Wild Ride.
- 1996 - The Disney Channel airs the Disney Channel Premiere Film The Little Riders.
- 1997 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Achievement in Music (Original Song)) to Andrew Lloyd Webber (music) and Tim Rice (lyrics) for the song "You Must Love Me" from the film Evita.
- 1998 - Buena Vista Home Entertainment releases the film A Thousand Acres on videocassette.
- 2002 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Music, Best Song) for the song "If I Didn't Have You" from the film Monsters, Inc..
- 2002 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Sound Editing) to Christopher Boyes and George Watters II for the film Pearl Harbor.
- 2003 - Business Week magazine uses an image of Disney's Pinocchio and Jiminy Cricket in an article on lying on applications to business schools.
- 2005 - The Beach Club Marketplace opens at the Beach Club Resort at Walt Disney World.
- 2006 - The Disney Channel Original Movie Cow Belles premieres.
- 2016 - The ABC TV network debuts The Catch series.
Births on March 24
- 1901 - Birth of Ubbe Iwwerks in Missouri; formed Iwerks-Disney commercial art business with Walt Disney, chief animator of Laugh-o-Gram Films (1922), Disney Brothers Cartoon Studios, worked on Alice Comedies, first to draw Mickey Mouse, pioneered Silly Symphonies, head of research and development in 1940s and special effects in movies, technocal expertise in Disneyland attractions, named a Disney legend in 1989.
Deaths on March 24
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