This Day in Disney History
March 12

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What happened in history on this day: March 12?

On March 12 in ...

  • 1943 - The Donald Duck film Flying Jalopy is released to theaters.
  • 1954 - Disney releases the live-action short film Stormy - The Thoroughbred with an Inferiority Complex to theaters.
  • 1958 - The ABC TV network airs the Disneyland TV show, featuring the sixth "Saga of Andy Burnett" episode, The Big Council.
  • 1961 - The ABC TV network airs the Walt Disney Presents TV show, featuring "Daniel Boone: Episode III. The Wilderness Road".
  • 1967 - The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, featuring Atta Girl, Kelly!, part two.
  • 1978 - The NBC TV network airs The Wonderful World of Disney show, entitled Trail of Danger, part one.
  • 1987 - The Walt Disney Company names Robert J. Fitzpatrick president of Euro Disneyland.
  • 1992 - Disney releases the film The Rocketeer on videocassette, and laserdisc for US$40-50.
  • 1993 - Disney releases the Roger Rabbit animated short film Trail Mix-Up.
  • 1993 - Disney releases the Walt Disney Pictures / Amblin Entertainment live-action feature film A Far Off Place to theaters in the US.
  • 1999 - Grenada issues ten postage stamps marking the 70th anniversary of Mickey Mouse, depicting scenes from Mickey's Dream Wedding. Characters on stamps include Goofy, Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Daisy Duck, Donald Duck, Pluto, and Huey, Dewey, and Louie.
  • 2006 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A man was helped out of "that tea cup ride" by two firemen, a crane, and Snow White.

Births on March 12

Deaths on March 12




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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