This Day in Disney History
January 20

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What happened in history on this day: January 20?

On January 20 in ...

  • 1950 - The Donald Duck film Lion Around is released. Huey, Dewey, and Louie also appear.
  • 1963 - The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, featuring Johnny Shiloh, part one.
  • 1971 - Disney releases the animated film Bongo to theaters. The film was originally released as part of the film Fun and Fancy Free.
  • 1971 - Buena Vista releases the live-action feature film The Wild Country to theaters. It is based on the book Little Britches by Ralph Moody.
  • 1974 - The NBC TV network airs The Wonderful World of Disney show, featuring Hog Wild part one.
  • 1981 - Disney announces it plans to make an Oz film next year.
  • 1986 - The Disney Channel airs Juggling.
  • 1991 - The Disney Channel airs the Disney Channel Premiere Film Bejewelled.
  • 1995 - The Courtyard by Marriott hotel opens at Lake Buena Vista at Walt Disney World. Former name was Howard Johnson Resort Hotel.
  • 1995 - Buena Vista Pictures releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film Bad Company to theaters in the USA.
  • 1995 - The stage show Beauty and the Beast performs in New York city, over three days.
  • 1996 - The last episode of The Stephanie Miller Show airs.
  • 1998 - Buena Vista Home Video releases the film Nothing to Lose on videocassette in the US.
  • 1999 - Comedy Central airs the South Park TV show in the USA. A child has bed sheets decorated with the name The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

Births on January 20

Deaths on January 20




Flights to New Orleans for Mardi Gras

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Other web pages of interest:

  • Chronology of the Walt Disney Company
  • Walt Disney on Postage Stamps
  • Today in Sports History
  • Today in USA History
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