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Widely considered to be the beginning of Walt Disney Company.
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Disney releases its first ever cartoon, which was in black and white, featuring a character called 'Oswald the Lucky Rabbit'. After losing the rights to Universal soon after, Disney reacquired this classic cartoon in recent years.
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Very first Mickey Mouse cartoon, with first appearance of Minnie Mouse. Other characters regarded as classics such as Goofy or Donald Duck have yet to make an appearance.
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The beginnings of Mickey Mouse's appearance in comic books.
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It was the first full-colour cartoon and the 5th Academy Awards winner under the category ‘Short Subject (cartoon)’.
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The Band Concert, Mickey Mouse’s first full-colour cartoon is released
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It was Disney’s first feature-length animated movie, and it premiered at the Carthay Circle Theatre.
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The beginning of a company which is popular and big even today.
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Here is the start of the gigantic chain of Disneylands around the world.The world’s first ‘Disneyland’, a Disney theme park opened in Anaheim, California to an invited audience.
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Even today, the Mickey Mouse Club remains one of the most sought after and popular TV shows, globally. Speaking from personal experience, it is a highly entertaining and successful show.
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After a battle with lung cancer, he succumbed to the disease on this day. He was a visionary whose pioneering spirit and creativity, as well as persistence made the impossible possible, turning dreams into reality.
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The Walt Disney World Resort officially opens near Orlando, Florida with the Magic Kingdom and 2 hotels.
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It is a large outdoor mall featuring specialty shops all built by Disney designers, which later became the Disney Village Marketplace.
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Tokyo Disneyland is the first international Disneyland to open.
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The first Disney store opens in Glendale, California.
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Walt Disney Company joins the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
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It was a division first intended to develop, market and distribute cartridge games and CD-ROM software.
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It is a division of Disney Interactive created to develop the Walt Disney Company online presence.
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Walt Disney Parks and Resorts begins Adventures by Disney.
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Hong Kong Disneyland officially opens.
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Disney is first to license TV episodes (from both ABC and Disney Channel series) for download on Apple’s iTunes (music) store.
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High School Musical becomes first full-length movie sold via digital download on the iTunes Music Store, then theatrical features in September.
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Disneynature label launches, along with the release of 'Earth'.
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The Disney Dream boat makes its first journey.
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Disney Junior, a ‘stand-alone’ 24 hour television network launches.
