What happened in history on this day: March 31?
On March 31 in ...
- 1926 - Disney ships the 32nd Alice Comedy film, Alice in the Wooly West, to M.J. Winkler Productions.
- 1930 - The first episode of the first Mickey Mouse adventure story comic strip, "Mickey Mouse in Death Valley" is published in newspapers.
- 1930 - At this date, about 60 theaters are operating Mickey Mouse Clubs.
- 1944 - The Donald Duck film Donald Duck and the Gorilla is released to theaters. Huey, Dewey, and Louie also appear.
- 1958 - The Grand Canyon Diorama attraction opens in Disneyland, part of the Santa Fe and Disneyland Railroad. At 306 feet long, it is the world's longest seamless hand-woven canvas. The attraction cost US$367,814 to build.
- 1968 - The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, featuring The Mystery of Edward Sims, part one.
- 1974 - The NBC TV network airs The Wonderful World of Disney show, featuring the documentary film The Magic of Walt Disney World.
- 1988 - Disney removes the film Sleeping Beauty from the videocassette market. It sold 1.2 million copies, bringing in US$21.6 million in revenue.
- 1990 - The NBC TV network begins airing the series Carol & Co..
- 1991 - The NBC TV network airs the two-hour pilot The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage.
- 1991 - The Disney Channel airs the Disney Channel Premiere Film Perfect Harmony.
- 1993 - Disney releases the film Pollyanna on laserdisc for US$45.
- 1995 - Buena Vista Pictures releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film Jefferson in Paris to theaters in New York and Los Angeles.
- 1996 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. Four children choose a vacation spot; one says "So, it's a choice between Disney World and Knoxville.". "Knoxville!" they reply.
- 1999 - Disney releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film 10 Things I Hate About You to theaters in the USA.
- 1999 - Disney completes the 100% purchase of the Anaheim Angels baseball team.
- 2000 - Disney releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film High Fidelity to theaters in the USA.
- 2002 - Over the past twelve months, attendance at Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea was 22 million visitors.
- 2002 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A book is titled Who Wants to be a Braziliannaire?, a reference to the Disney-ABC TV show Who Wants to be a Millionaire?.
- 2003 - Over the past twelve months, attendance at Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea was 25 million visitors.
- 2003 - IMAX Corporation releases the animated feature film The Lion King to theaters in Russia.
- 2009 - The ABC TV network premieres the TV series Cupid.
- 2012 - The Disney Fantasy cruise ship makes its maiden voyage, from Port Canaveral, Florida.
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