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What happened in history on this day: May 19?
On May 19 in ...
- 1930 - Floyd Gottfredson takes over writing the Mickey Mouse comic strip.
- 1934 - The Mickey Mouse film Gulliver Mickey is released to theaters.
- 1937 - The film compilation Academy Award Review of Walt Disney Cartoons is released to theaters.
- 1939 - The Donald Duck film Donald's Cousin Gus is released to theaters.
- 1950 - The Pluto film Primitive Pluto is released.
- 1960 - Buena Vista releases Disney's live-action feature film Pollyanna to theaters. The film is based on the novel by Eleanor H. Porter.
- 1971 - The Indian War Canoes attraction in Disneyland is renamed Davy Crockett's Explorer Canoes.
- 1984 - Roy Disney and the Brain Trust meet to discuss Mike Milken's financing for a hostile takeover of Disney. However, Roy would have to sell off parts of Disney after the takeover to repay the junk bond investors. They decide against buying the company.
- 1987 - The Disney Channel premieres the Disney Channel Premiere film Anne of Avonlea: The Continuing Story of Anne of Green Gables, part one of four.
- 1990 - The Disney Channel airs the Disney Channel Premiere Film Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme.
- 1998 - Walt Disney Home Video releases the animated film The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars on home video. The film was not made by Disney.
- 1999 - In the lawsuit trial of Jeffrey Katzenberg versus Disney, Judge Paul Breckenridge rules that Katzenburg never forfeited his bonus, and Disney had breached his contract, and would have to pay interest on an amount to be determined. Katzenberg would receive a percentage of profits from all merchandise based on films he produced at Disney.
- 2000 - Buena Vista Pictures generally releases the animated film Dinosaur to theaters in the USA. The film cost US$128 million to produce.
- 2002 - Disney releases the film The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh on videocassette and DVD.
- 2007 - Disneyland hosts the world premiere of the film Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. All attendees are given a limited-edition "At World's End" Nintendo DS portable game player and Nintendo DS game.
- 2008 - Belgium issues a #1 (54-cent) postage stamp depicting Mickey Mouse for the 80th anniversary.
Births on May 19
Deaths on May 19
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