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What happened in history on this day: March 29?
On March 29 in ...
- 1951 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Short Subjects, Two Reels) for the film In Beaver Valley.
- 1955 - The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway signs a five-year contract with Disney, paying US$50,000 per year in exchange for the name "Santa Fe" and company logo to be used on all Disneyland trains, stations, literature, etc.
- 1963 - Buena Vista releases Disney's live-action feature film Miracle of the White Stallions to theaters. The film is based on the book The Dancing White Horses of Vienna by Colonel Alois Podhajsky.
- 1964 - The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, featuring Greyfriars Bobby, part one.
- 1970 - The NBC TV network airs The Wonderful World of Disney show, entitled Nature's Strangest Oddballs, with Professor Ludwig Von Drake.
- 1982 - Maldives issues two postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of Pluto.
- 1984 - Saul Steinberg, via his company, Reliance Group Holdings, announces that he has acquired 6.3 percent of outstanding shares of Walt Disney Productions.
- 1985 - The new Frontierland Shootin' Arcade attraction opens in Disneyland. The guns of the Frontierland Shooting Gallery at Disneyland were changed from using lead pellets to infrared beams.
- 1985 - Disney releases the film Baby ... Secret of the Lost Legend to theaters in the UK.
- 1987 - The ABC TV network airs The Disney Sunday Movie, entitled Double Agent.
- 1988 - Disney buys 36 percent of Wrather Corporation, which owns the Disneyland Hotel. Brierley's also buys 36 percent, agreeing to allow Disney to run the Hotel, and develop some land in southern California that is part of the deal.
- 1989 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Film Editing) to Arthur Schmidt for the film Who Framed Roger Rabbit?.
- 1989 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Visual Effects) to Ken Ralston, Richard Williams, Edward Jones, George Gibbs for the film Who Framed Roger Rabbit?.
- 1989 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Sound Editing) to Charles Campbell and Louis Edelman for the film Who Framed Roger Rabbit?.
- 1989 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Special Achievement) to Richard Williams for animation direction and creation of Jessica and Roger Rabbit for the film Who Framed Roger Rabbit?.
- 1993 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Music, Original Score) to Alan Menken for the film Aladdin.
- 1993 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Music, Original Song) to Alan Menken (music) and Tim Rice (lyrics) for the song "Whole New World" from the film Aladdin.
- 1996 - Disney TV Animation enters partnership with Jumbo Pictures, creators of Doug.
- 1999 - Disney relaunches its Web site, disney.go.com, now with twelve main areas. Disney's Daily Blast has been renamed Disney's Club Blast.
- 2002 - Disney releases the live-action feature film The Rookie to theaters in the US.
- 2005 - Disney President Robert Iger agrees for the Walt Disney Company to fund some films from Harvey Weinstein's new film studio.
- 2006 - The CBS TV network airs the last Courting Alex episode.
- 2009 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A protest sign has four words with first letters prominently showing "ESPN", the Disney sports TV channel.
- 2011 - The ABC TV network premieres the Body of Proof TV series in the USA.
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