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1927 - Charles Mintz signs a contract with Universal Pictures to provide 26 shorts featuring Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, and Walt Disney signs a contract with Charles Mintz to provide them.

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1937 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Short Subjects, Cartoons) to Disney for the film The Country Cousin.

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1943 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Short Subjects, Cartoons) to Disney for the film Der Fuehrer's Face.

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1949 - The Pluto film Pluto's Surprise Package is released.

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1960 - The ABC TV network airs the Walt Disney Presents TV show, featuring the 13th "Tales of Texas John Slaughter" episode, Geronimo's Revenge.

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1962 - The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, entitled Carnival Time. It is hosted by Ludwig Von Drake, with José Carioca and Donald Duck.

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1973 - The NBC TV network airs The Wonderful World of Disney show, entitled Chester, Yesterday's Horse.

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1977 - Roy E. Disney quits as vice-president of Walt Disney Productions, but keeps his stock, and remains on the board of directors.

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1987 - The ABC TV network airs the first episode of the Disney TV show Harry.

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1989 - The Disney Channel debuts the TV series Chip 'n' Dale's Rescue Rangers.

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