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What happened in history on this day: February 17?
On February 17 in ...
- 1934 - The Mickey Mouse film Camping Out is released to theaters. Minnie Mouse, Clarabelle Cow, and Horace Horsecollar also appear.
- 1958 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Perri for an Oscar Award in the category Music, Scoring.
- 1958 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film The Truth About Mother Goose for an Oscar Award in the category Short Subjects, Cartoons.
- 1958 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Portugal for an Oscar Award in the category Short Subjects, Live-Action Subjects.
- 1958 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film The Wetback Hound for an Oscar Award in the category Short Subjects, Live-Action Subjects.
- 1959 - Final filming of the second season of the Zorro TV show is completed.
- 1960 - The Satellite View of America exhibit at Disneyland closes.
- 1963 - The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, entitled Banner in the Sky: To Conquer the Mountain. It is the first part of the film Third Man on the Mountain.
- 1975 - The Walt Disney Story at Disneyland closes for remodelling.
- 1983 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Tron for an Oscar Award in the category Sound.
- 1983 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Tron for an Oscar Award in the category Costume Design.
- 1984 - Disney re-releases the film Fantasia to theaters.
- 1988 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates Robin Williams for his role in the film Good Morning, Vietnam for an Oscar Award in the category Actor.
- 1993 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Aladdin for an Oscar Award in the category Sound.
- 1993 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Aladdin for an Oscar Award in the category Music, Original Score.
- 1993 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the song "Friend Like Me" from the film Aladdin for an Oscar Award in the category Music, Original Song.
- 1993 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the song "Whole New World" from the film Aladdin for an Oscar Award in the category Music, Original Song.
- 1993 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Aladdin for an Oscar Award in the category Sound Effects Editing.
- 1995 - Buena Vista Pictures releases the Walt Disney Pictures live-action feature film Heavyweights to theaters in the USA.
- 1997 - Antigua & Barbuda issues eleven postage stamps depicting Disney characters.
- 2006 - Disney releases the live-action feature film Eight Below to theaters in the USA.
- 2008 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US.
- "Shady and the Vamp" is a reference to Disney's film Lady and the Tramp, complete with spaghetti at the restaurant scene.
- The walking dog seen in the dog pound during the "Shady and the Vamp" segment is a reference to the Disney character, Goofy.
- After surviving a gas chamber, the dog says "This place is no picnic, but it sure beats working for Disney".
Births on February 17
Deaths on February 17
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