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1979 - 1980

Late July of 1979: In a bar in Manhattan, Jim Henson and his manager, Bernard "Bernie" Brillstein are having drinks, after having unsuccessfully pitched The Dark Crystal to Paramount. Henson, taking the rejection somewhat hard, due to the studio heads and producers all looking at him and only seeing "Kermit", is advised by Bernie to try a two-picture deal with Lord Lew Grade, the head of Associated Communications Corporation (ACC), when they get back to London (namely, a sequel to The Muppet Movie in exchange for Dark Crystal). While Jim acknowledges this sadly, Bernie tells him that unless he owns a studio, his vision is at the whelm of "some asshole with an MBA more concerned with returns than making magic". Jim then asks Bernie if he could buy Disney. Acknowledging that Disney at the time was struggling ever since Walt Disney's death in 1966, Bernie states what he thinks: that it'd be a huge gamble, but if it worked, no one would tell him no. This gets Jim's attention. (The Point of Divergence)
Fall 1979-Spring 1980: After weeks of work going through the numbers and Jim's finances, Bernie and Jim Henson's attorney and business manager, Al Gottesman, manage to estimate that given that gaining a controlling stake would require $1.5 billion, Jim would only be able to acquire 3-7% of Disney's shares. Bernie states to Jim that it's not a flat-out buy, but would be enough to get him a seat on the Board of Directors. After some deliberation, Jim decides to go for it, and they start quietly acquiring the shares with a shell company named Skeksis Holdings.
February 8th, 1980: Midnight Madness is released by Walt Disney Productions.
March 7th, 1980: Lady and the Tramp is re-released in theatres.
April 17th, 1980: The Watcher in the Woods is released by Walt Disney Productions.
April 27th, 1980: The Watcher in the Woods is pulled in theatres due to it bombing, and is replaced by a re-release of Mary Poppins, resulting in Disney's stock price plummeting and Skeksis Holdings acquiring an 8.3% share of Disney.
June 25th, 1980: Herbie Goes Bananas is released by Walt Disney Productions.
July 9th, 1980: The Last Flight of Noah's Ark is released by Walt Disney Productions.
August 2nd, 1980: Jim Henson, Al Gottesman and Bernie Brillstein meet with Walt Disney's widow Lillian, daughters Diane and Sharon, son-in-law Ronald W. "Ron" Miller (President and Chief Operating Officer) and Disney veteran E. Cardon “Card” Walker (Chairman and Chief Executive Officer) at the Retlaw Enterprises HQ. After the meeting, Jim Henson becomes a member of the Disney Board of Directors (as Creative Director and Special Creative Consultant to the President) as does Al Gottesman, who gets a second seat on the board.
August 4th, 1980: The Walt Disney Productions Company announces the news that Jim Henson will be joining the board.
December 12th, 1980: Popeye is released by Walt Disney Productions, in partnership with Paramount Pictures, Robert Evans Productions and King Features Entertainment.

1981 - 1989

March 6th, 1981: The Devil and Max Devlin is released by Walt Disney Productions.
March 20th, 1981: Amy is released by Walt Disney Productions.
April 3rd, 1981: Alice in Wonderland is re-released in theatres.
Spring, 1981: Lord Lew Grade, being in dire financial straits following the box-office disasters of Can't Stop the Music and Raise the Titanic!, sells ITV’s rights to production, distribution, syndication, and licensing for the Muppets to Disney, which results in the Henson Associates crew behind The Muppet Show making the move from Elstree Studios to Disney's Stage 2 (where the final five episodes of season 5 would be filmed), and The Muppet Show getting two additional series (which air from 1981-1983). Later, Australian billionaire and corporate raider Robert Holmes à Court, who had presented himself as a "White Knight" to rescue the failing company, executes a boardroom coup at ACC, ousting Grade and taking control of the company.
May 1st, 1981: The TV special The Muppets Go Disney! airs on NBC (as well as ITV for broadcast in the UK), following the adventures of Kermit and the other Muppets as they head to Disneyland for their new “live show” (a back-door promotion for the new Muppets Live! animatronic show at Disneyland and Walt Disney World), while Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Minnie Mouse, Daisy Duck, Goofy and Pluto (all of them having been custom-built in Muppet form) take over The Muppet Show in their absence, featuring cameos from Ron Miller and Card Walker, and guest starring Kurt Russell.
June 26th, 1981: Dragonslayer is released by Walt Disney Productions in association with Paramount Pictures.
July 10th, 1981: The Fox and the Hound is released by Walt Disney Productions.
August 7th, 1981: Condorman is released by Walt Disney Productions.
November 6th, 1981: Terry Gilliam's Time Bandits is released in the United States, distributed by Disney's new Fantasia Films label^note after Jim advocates for Disney to distribute it.
December 9th, 1981: The Dark Crystal is released under Fantasia Films, in partnership with Henson Associates, directed by Jim Henson and Frank Oz.
February 5th, 1982: Night Crossing is released by Walt Disney Productions.
March 16th, 1982: Robin Hood is re-released in theatres.
April 2nd, 1982: Fantasia is re-released in theatres.
Spring 1982: Disney's Wonderful World moves to Columbia Broadcasting Service, revamped and updated as Disney's World of Magic, with Jim Henson (now Disney's Chief Creative Officer) as the host.
June 4th, 1982: Bambi is re-released in theatres.
July 9th, 1982: A Muppet Mystery!, the sequel to The Muppet Movie, directed by Frank Oz, is released by Walt Disney Productions, in partnership with Henson Associates, starring Jonathan Pryce as Bobby Caracas.
July 30th, 1982: Tex is released by Walt Disney Productions.
September 17th, 1982: Peter Pan is re-released in theatres.
October 1st, 1982: EPCOT Center is opened at Walt Disney Resort World in Florida.
October 8th, 1982: Something Wicked This Way Comes is released by Walt Disney Productions under Fantasia Films, directed by Jack Clayton. It's accompanying short is Vincent.
December 17th, 1982: TRON is released by Walt Disney Productions, in partnership with Lisberger-Kushner Productions. It's accompanying short is Fun with Mr. Future.
February 1983: Card Walker retires as CEO of Walt Disney Studios, with President and COO Ron Miller taking over.
March 11th, 1983: Trenchcoat is released by Walt Disney Productions.
March 25th, 1983: The Sword in the Stone is re-released in theatres. It's accompanying short is Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore.
April 15th, 1983: Tokyo Disneyland is launched by Chairman Card Walker, and Masatomo Takahashi, the president of the Oriental Land Company. Jim Henson and Walt Disney Outdoor Recreation Division President Richard "Dick" Nunis are in attendance. Weeks before the opening, Jim, who had brought his youngest son John and youngest daughter Heather along with him, visits Mount Fuji and many of the temples and shrines, as well as the various Bunraku masters to record footage and interviews for an upcoming documentary short on World of Magic, as well as doing interviews for Japanese television. Jim and his children watch several Japanese animated films, prompt him to visit anime studios and even score an interview with Osamu Tezuka for World of Magic.
April 18th, 1983: The Disney Channel is launched, with Waggle Rock being one of its many new shows, alongside Thingamajig^noteTTL's Contraption, Dreamfinders, Welcome to Pooh Corner, EPCOT Magazine, EPCOT America!, Mousercise, Wish Upon a Star, Mousterpiece Theater, The Living World, Good Morning, Mickey and The New Mickey Mouse Club.
April 19th, 1983: Susan Dahlin and Tom McNamara, hosts of PM Magazine, interview Professor Dreamfinder and Figment at EPCOT Center.
May, 1983: Card Walker resigns as Chairman, with Raymond “Ray” Watson, former President of the Irvine Company, and member of the board, replacing him.
May 3rd, 1983: Walt Disney Productions announces the launch of Hyperion Pictures, a new label with a focus for adult content, with Thomas Wilhite named as its first President.
July 15th, 1983: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is re-released in theatres. It's accompanying short is Dopey and the Timid Turtle.
September 13th, 1983: Shamrock Holdings filed a Schedule 13D with the SEC, announcing that it had control of 5.2% of Disney's stock. This leads to Roy E. Disney getting a second seat on the board of directors alongside Stanley Gold.
September 19th, 1983: Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends debuts as a co-production between The Britt Allcroft Company, Clearwater Features, and Walt Disney Studios, on both CBBC and the Disney Channel.
October 7th, 1983: Amarok Productions Ltd.'s Never Cry Wolf is released as Hyperion Pictures' first film.
November 4th, 1983: Englander Productions' Running Brave is distributed by Buena Vista Distribution.
December 16th, 1983: The Rescuers is re-released in theatres. It's accompanying short is Mickey's Christmas Carol.
January 27th, 1984: Pete's Dragon is re-released in theatres.
February, 1984: Robert Holmes à Court of Associated Communications Corporation, starts acquiring outstanding Disney shares in an effort to take over Disney.
February 17th, 1984: Ladyhawke is released under Fantasia Films.
March 9th, 1984: Splash is released under Hyperion Pictures.
April 1st, 1984: In the midst of looking into acquisitions in order to "scare off" Holmes à Court, the Disney board offers to make an all-stock acquisition of Henson Associates.
April 9th, 1984: Disney announces its acquisition of Henson Associates, in which the company and all of its assets and creative IP (save for the Sesame Street Muppets) are sold by Jim Henson for $250 million, which gives the Henson family a commanding 18.3% stake in Walt Disney Productions, just as Holmes à Court amasses around 9.3% of outstanding shares. The all-stock buy dilutes the stake down to around 8.2%, but the stock still trends upwards.
April 13th, 1984: Holmes à Court submits a 13D announcing that he now owns 12.7% of outstanding Disney shares, while board member Philip Hawley of Carter Hawley Hale, reports news from his contacts in the SEC that Holmes à Court has registered a new limited liability corporation by the name of Kingdom Acquisitions.
May, 1984: The second Indiana Jones film, Mask of the Monkey King: An Indiana Jones Adventure, is released in theatres, produced by Amblin Entertainment in partnership with Lucasfilm, and directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones, Karen Allen as Marion Ravenwood, Ke Huy Quan as Wu “Willie” Lì, Bolo Yeung as Hóu “Short Round” and Tatsuya Mihashi as Colonel Yamato Oni.
May 4th, 1984: Pinocchio is re-released in theatres. It's accompanying short is Oh Big Brother!.
June 9th, 1984: Due to Ray Watson and Ron Miller being too busy dealing with the impeding takeover, Jim Henson attends Donald Duck's 50th birthday celebrations (consisted of a tickertape parade in Disneyland, free commemorative Goin’ Quackers records and an official declaration of “Donald Duck Day” by Anaheim Mayor Don Roth).
July 13th, 1984:
- The last co-production between Henson Associates and Walt Disney Productions, before HA's merger with Disney, Muppets on Broadway is released, directed by Frank Oz. It's accompanying short is Fozzie's Follies.
- Arbitrageur Ivan Boesky, who owns 8.4% of Disney's shares, makes a personal call with the Disney Board of Directors, which after negotiations, results in Boesky selling his share to The Round Table Group, giving them around a commanding 51.1% of shares.
July 27th, 1984: Constantin Films AG's The Neverending Story is distributed by Walt Disney Productions under Fantasia Films.
June 8th, 1984: Ghostbusters is released under Fantasia Films, starring Bill Murray as Peter Venkman, Dan Aykroyd as Ray Stantz, Harold Ramis as Egon Spengler and Eddie Murphy as Winston Zeddemore.
August 15th, 1984: Back to the Future is released under Fantasia Films, directed by Robert Zemeckis, starring Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly and John Lithgow as Doc Brown.
September 6th, 1984: Ron Miller and Jim Henson announce that a $4 million yearly endowment would be provided by Disney to the Children's Television Workshop, with all proceeds developed from Sesame Street licensing and merchandise be allocated directly to CTW, while Henson and the Muppets workshop will continue to support production and performances on Sesame Street and other CTW productions through the new Open Sesame cooperative, a non-profit spinoff entity separate from both Disney and Henson Arts Holdings^note, managed by Jane Henson, with all production and operating expenses to be covered by the Disney endowment and all proceeds supporting CTW and other charitable organizations.
September 21st, 1984: The Jungle Book is re-released in theatres. It's accompanying short is Where the Wild Things Are.
October 19th, 1984: The Razor's Edge is released under Hyperion Pictures.
November 16th, 1984: The Black Cauldron is released by Walt Disney Productions. It's accompanying short is The Nightmare Before Christmas.
December 7th, 1984: Tron: Return to the Network is released under Fantasia Films.
January 18th, 1985: Pinocchio is re-released in theatres. It's accompanying short is A Day in the Park.
February 20th, 1985: Toei Company's Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind is dubbed in English and distributed by Buena Vista under Fantasia Films as The Valley of the Wind, at the behest of Jim Henson after he is introduced to Hayao Miyazaki's The Castle of Cagliostro by John Lasseter and Michael Peraza.
March 21st, 1985: Gulf+Western Industries, the parent company of Paramount, acquires a controlling stake in the Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation after a short bidding war with Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation, with plans to rebrand as the Triad Entertainment Group (with the threat from legal action by TriStar Pictures settled out of court with the promise to never market movies or TV under the Triad label, only under its subsidiary labels of Paramount Pictures, 20th Century Studios, and Fox Studios).
March 22nd, 1985: Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend is released under Fantasia Films.
April 12nd, 1985: The Three Caballeros is released by Walt Disney Productions. It's accompanying short is The Three Caballeros.
May 1st, 1985: CBS is acquired in a hostile takeover by the Gladstone Group, a joint venture led primarily by Ted Turner’s WTBS and Robert Holmes à Court’s ACC.
May 3rd, 1985: 101 Dalmatians is re-released in theatres. It's accompanying short is Gonzo and Goofy's Galactic Golf.
June 7th, 1985: The Ballad of Edward Ford is released under Hyperion Pictures, directed by Gene Wilder, starring Jeff Bridges as Edward Ford and Gilda Radner as Mitzi.
June 21st, 1985: Return to Oz is released under Fantasia Films.
July 24th, 1985: Children's Television Workshop's Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird, is distributed by Buena Vista under the Walt Disney Productions label.
August 12th, 1985: Japan Airlines Flight 123, after an explosive decompression minutes into the flight, makes an immediate, emergency crash-landing in Sagami Bay, southwest of Tokyo, resulting in only 5 fatalities with up to 75 injuries.
August 30th, 1985: Spies Like Us is released under Hyperion Pictures.
September 5th, 1985: Time Communications announces the twin acquisitions of Fawcett Publishing and the Waldenbooks retail chain, with Fawcett acquired for $500 million in cash and the assumption of debt from the Gladstone Group, who acquired the venerable publishing company following their successful hostile takeover of CBS, while Waldenbooks is acquired from Kmart for an unreported price.
September 7th, 1985: Droids and Ewaaks, made by Disney Animation, air on ABC.
September 27th, 1985: The Journey of Natty Gann is released by Walt Disney Productions. It's accompanying short is Man’s Best Friend with Mickey & Pluto.
October 4th, 1985: Dreamchild is released under Fantasia Films, in partnership with EMI Productions.
October 21st, 1985: The Triad Entertainment Group announces the launch of their new television network, Paramount-Fox Network (PFN).
November 17th, 1985: The one-hour special, The Tale of the Bunny Picnic, airs on CBS's Disney’s World of Magic.
November 22nd, 1985: Elementary! is released by Walt Disney Productions, directed by Ron Clements, Bunny Matheson, and John Musker, starring Barrie Ingham as Basil and Vincent Price as Professor Ratigan. It's accompanying short is First Contact.
December 18th, 1985: The Bureau is released under Fantasia Films, in partnership with HandMade Films, directed by Terry Gilliam.
January 1st, 1986:
- Ray Watson steps down as Chairman of the Board for the Walt Disney Entertainment Company and is replaced by Frank Wells, the Disney President and COO.
- Jim Henson spends New Year's with his family, including his estranged wife Jane and his youngest daughter Heather, at a private cottage at Casa Laguna.
January 31st, 1986: King’s Road Productions' The Best of Times is distributed by Buena Vista under Hyperion Pictures.
February 16th, 1986: Carolco Pictures announces that they have successfully acquired a controlling 25% stake in Orion Pictures from Warburg Pincus, with Mario Kassar and Andrew Vajna stating that Arthur Krim would remain as Chairman of Orion, but that Orion president and CEO Eric Pleskow, and chairman of the finance committee, Robert S. Benjamin would retire, while the new board plans to integrate the two studios in a stock-merging arrangement, retaining the name of Orion, but giving undisputed control to Kassar and Vajna.
February 21st, 1986: Down and Out in Beverly Hills is released by Hollywood Pictures^note.
March 7th, 1986: Sleeping Beauty is re-released in theatres. It's accompanying short is The Bunny Picnic.
May 9th, 1986:
- Short Circuit is released under Fantasia Films, distributed in partnership with Tri-Star Pictures.
- Chairman of National Amusements, Sumner Redstone, announces the acquisition of a controlling interest in Viacom.
May 13th, 1986: The Walt Disney Entertainment Company purchases the Marvel Entertainment Group for $46 million, with the acquisition including Marvel Publishing and Marvel Productions.
May 19th, 1986: Alexander and Ilya Salkind (producers of the three Su per man films and Supergirl) announce the sale of the Superman film rights to Warner Brothers, putting an end to the production of Superman IV.
May 23rd, 1986: Where the Wild Things Are is released by Walt Disney Productions, directed by Glen Keane and John Lasseter, starring Corey Feldman as Max, Gilda Radner as Max's mother/Mazik, Billy Crystal as Moishe/Bearded Wild Thing and Carol Kane as Tzippy/Duck-footed Wild Thing. It's accompanying short is Little Luxi.
June 1st, 1986: Kirk Kerkorian, an investor of the Tracinda group, announces the selling of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Studios to Turner-CBS for around $1.4 billion.
June 14th, 1986: The Walt Disney Entertainment Company acquires Tactical Studies Rules, Inc through its Marvel subsidiary in a merging of stock.
June 21st, 1986: Ted Turner announces the selling of MGM Studios and its subsidiaries due to being burdened with debt following the sale, having already built up significant debt following the recent acquisitions of CBS and Merv Griffin Enterprises (acquired in April 1986). The Walt Disney Entertainment Company agrees to purchase the MGM Studios name, the theme park rights, and an 20% stake in the classic film library for a reported $200 million, while Warner Bros. Pictures reclaims its old properties as well as the Associated Artists Productions (AAP) catalog of animated classics, the Associated Communications Corporation acquires the MGM film distribution infrastructure, Lorimar Pictures claims the MGM Studios lot and associated production facilities for $190 million, and Bally buys the MGM Grand Hotels in Las Vegas and Reno for $590 million. Turner retains MGM Television, the remaining 31% stake in the film library, and the distribution rights for the old RKO pictures.
June 27th, 1986: Labyrinth is released under Fantasia Films, directed by Terry Jones, starring Michael Jackson as Jareth the Goblin King and Jennifer Connelly as Sarah.
June 30th, 1986: Ron Miller and Ted Turner sign a distribution and profit-sharing arrangement for the MGM film library alongside one of its major shareholders, Mohamed Al-Fayed, who has a 20% stake in the library. Part of the agreement is that Turner has first-run US television rights to the films, while Al-Fayed has control over non-US distribution, Disney and Turner share any US theatrical re-release distribution of the MGM classics, and all parties receive a commensurate share of any profits on all appearances and video sales.
July 4th, 1986: The Hyperion Studios division is rebranded as MGM Studios, with Tom Wilhite remaining as president and chairman, and MGM now becoming a label alongside the Disney, Fantasia Films and Hyperion Pictures labels.
July 9th, 1986: The Neverending Story: The Next Chapter is released under Fantasia Films, in partnership with Constantin Films AG.
July 12th, 1986: Pan: The 4D Experience opens at Disneyland and EPCOT, directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Michael Jackson.
July 26th, 1986: Flight of the Navigator is released by Walt Disney Productions. It's accompanying short is A Wish for Whales.
August 6th, 1986: Transformers, the Movie, produced by Marvel Productions and Sunbow Entertainment, is distributed by Buena Vista under the Marvel name due to contractual obligations.
August 13th, 1986: Rhapsody is released under Hyperion Pictures, directed by Martin Scorsese, and starring Sting as George Gershwin, Robert De Niro as Buddy DeSylva, Joe Pesci as Ira Gershwin, and Ileana Douglas as Kay Swift.
August 24th, 1986: Michael Jackson dies from complications from surgery at the age of 27.
September 19th, 1986: Alf, from the new NBC series ALF (set to premiere on September 22nd), appears alongside David Letterman and Ed McMahon on NBC's The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.
September 26th, 1986: Lady and the Tramp is re-released in theatres. It's accompanying short is Foo-Foo's Big Adventure.
October 10th, 1986: Clockwise is distributed by Buena Vista under Fantasia Films.
November 12th, 1986: After an exclusive distribution deal is arranged with Studio Ghibli, Castle in the Sky is distributed by Buena Vista via Fantasia Films.
November 21st, 1986: After a 40th anniversary re-release of the original is vetoed by Jim Henson, a modernisation of Song of the South is released by Walt Disney Productions, directed by Sidney Poitier and starring Whoopi Goldberg as Aunt Nancy (Anansi). It's accompanying short is By the Bayou.
December 12th, 1986: Michael Jackson's family announces the foundation of “Michael Jackson’s Lost Boys Foundation”, a charity fund made in partnership with Disney and Amblin Entertainment with the purpose of providing healthy food, educational and support activities to disadvantaged youths.
December 19th, 1986: Little Shop of Horrors is released under Fantasia Films, directed by Frank Oz.
January 30th, 1987: Haunted Honeymoon is released under Hyperion Pictures.
February 13th, 1987: Sleeping Beauty is re-released in theatres. It's accompanying short is Muppet Babies: Princess Piggy.
March 6th, 1987: Singin' in the Rain is re-released in theatres.
March 20th, 1987: Thorpe is released by Walt Disney Productions, starring Lou Diamond Phillips as Jim Thorpe.
April 10th, 1987: The Aristocats is re-released in theatres. It's accompanying short is Waggle Rock: Red's Rocking Review.
May 8th, 1987: Benji the Protector is released by Walt Disney Productions. It's accompanying short is Brave Little Toaster.
May 15th, 1987: The Thief and the Cobbler is released by Walt Disney Productions, in partnership with Amblin Entertainment and Richard Williams Animation. It's accompanying short is Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.
May 22nd, 1987: Jonathan Scissorhands is released under Fantasia Films, directed by Tim Burton and starring River Phoenix as Jonathan Scissorhands and Winona Ryder as Alicia.
June 5th, 1987: Harry and the Hendersons is released under Fantasia Films, in partnership with Amblin Entertainment.
June 9th, 1987: Warner Bros. and Bally Entertainment announce the purchase by Warner of a 51% controlling stake in the Six Flags Theme Park chain for a reported $150 million in cash and an undisclosed assumption of debt.
June 19th, 1987: Roxanne is released under Hyperion Pictures.
June 21st, 1987: Martin Shafer, Rob Reiner, Andrew Scheinman, Glenn Padnick and Alan Horn announce the launch of a new independent production company, As You Wish Entertainment.
June 26th, 1987: Dragnet is released under Hyperion Pictures, in partnership with Universal.
July 3rd, 1987: Innerspace is released under Fantasia Films, in partnership with Amblin Entertainment, directed by Lawrence Kasdan, and starring Jeff Bridges as Lt. Tuck Pendleton and Rick Moranis as Jack Putter.
July 24th, 1987:
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarves is re-released in theatres for its 50th Anniversary. It's accompanying short is Dopey and the Timid Turtle.
- No Way Out is released by Orion Pictures, starring Kevin Costner, Gene Hackman and Sean Young.
August 7th, 1987: The Land Before Time is released under Fantasia Films, in partnership with Amblin Entertainment, directed by Frank Oz.
August 14th, 1987: Miracle is released under Hyperion Pictures, in partnership with Toho Studios, starring Kyu “Sukiyaki” Sakamoto as himself, Tatsuya Mihashi as Captain Masami Takahama, Hideo Murota as First Officer Yutaka Sasaki, and Kurt Russell as James Garrett.
September 11th, 1987: The Princess Bride is released under Fantasia Films, in partnership with Embassy/Act III Communications.
September 25th, 1987: Red Ball Express is released by Disney under the MGM label, in partnership with Brooksfilm, Ltd, directed by Mel Brooks, starring Michael Richards as Corporal Kaminsky.
October 16th, 1987:
- Less Than Zero is released under Hyperion Pictures, in partnership with Marvin Worth Productions, executive produced by Terry Gilliam and directed by David Lynch, starring Kyle MacLachlan as Clay, Isabella Rossellini as Blair, Robert Downey Jr. as Julian and James Spader as Rip Millar.
- Orion Pictures makes a double-acquisition of video distributors International Video Entertainment (I’VE) and Lieberman Enterprises, rechristening them into Lieberman International Video Entertainment (LIVE).
October 30th, 1987:
- The Nightmare Before Christmas is released under Fantasia Films, directed by Henry Selick.
- Paramount producer Dawn Steel is selected by Columbia Pictures as the new Studio President, to replace the outgoing David Putnam, becoming the second woman to head a major production studio after Sherry Lansing.
November 20th, 1987: Who Framed Roger Rabbit is released by Walt Disney Productions, directed by Terry Gilliam^note, starring Ed Harris as Eddie Valiant, Paul Reubens as Roger Rabbit, Kathleen Turner as Jessica Rabbit and Tim Curry as Judge Doom. It's accompanying short is Mickey & Kermit: Trapped in Computerland!.
December 18th, 1987: *batteries not included is released under Fantasia Films, in partnership with Amblin Entertainment.
December 21st, 1987: Following the recent underperformance of Ishtar, Coca-Cola announces that it would break up and sell off its Columbia Pictures assets, with Ted Turner's CBS agreeing to purchase the lion’s share of the company, namely the Columbia Pictures name and library, while Robert Holmes à Court’s Associated Communications Corporation acquires Columbia's shares in Tri-Star Pictures, giving ACC a dominant stake in the studio and leading ACC to rebrand as Atlantic Communications Corporation, and Disney agreeing to buy Coke’s 40% stake in As You Wish Entertainment.
December 25th, 1987: The Wizard of Oz is re-released in theatres.
January 7th, 1988: Ted Turner announces a corporate restructure and rebranding under the Columbia name. Thus, the Columbia Entertainment Group, which includes the originally unrelated CBS and the Turner Group, becomes the fourth largest entertainment company after Triad, Universal, and Warner Brothers.
January 11th, 1988: Jim Henson and Terry Gilliam (accompanied by Paul Reubens and Richard Hunt) appear on The Today Show, hosted by Jane Pauley and Bryant Gumbel, to promote Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
January 15th, 1988: Good Morning, Vietnam is released under Hyperion Pictures.
January 22nd, 1988: Cinderella is re-released in theatres. It's accompanying short is Tin Toy Troubles.
January 29th, 1988: Robert Holmes à Court’s Atlantic Communications Corporation (ACC) announce that they would purchase the Atlantic Entertainment Group (AEG), settling a copyright infringement lawsuit brought against ACC by AEG over alleged brand confusion following ACC’s recent rebranding using the Atlantic name, and enlarging ACC's international production and distribution assets.
February 19th, 1988: Thomas’ World Tour, produced by Britt Allcroft Productions and Clearwater Productions, is distributed by Walt Disney Productions.
March 4th, 1988: The Vidiots is released under Hyperion Pictures.
March 11th, 1988: Tucker: The Man and His Dream is released under MGM, in partnership with Lucasfilm and American Zoetrope, directed by Francis Ford Coppola.
March 25th, 1988: The Fox and the Hound is re-released in theatres. It's accompanying short is Catfish Bend: The Big Flood.
April 2nd, 1988: Studio Ghibli's Grave of the Fireflies is distributed by Buena Vista via Fantasia Films^note, with dubbing by Eric Stoltz as Seita and Judith Barsi as Setsuko.
April 22nd, 1988: Vice Versa is released by Walt Disney Productions.
May 6th, 1988: Studio Ghibli's My Neighbor Totoro is distributed by Buena Vista via Fantasia Films, with dubbing by Soleil Moon Frye as Satsuki, Judith Barsi as Mei and Alan Thicke as Tatsuo.
May 20th, 1988: Willow is released under MGM, directed by Ron Howard, starring Warwick Davis as Willow and Val Kilmer as Madmartigan.
June 14th, 1988: After long discussions and negotiations, Disneyland Valencia breaks ground in Spain, within the vicinity of the Spanish town of Pego, near Alicante.
June 17th, 1988: Big is released under Hyperion Pictures, directed by Penny Marshall, starring Tom Hanks.
July 15th, 1988: Bambi is re-released in theatres. It's accompanying short is The Vanishing Prairie II: Hope for the Prairie.
July 21st, 1988: Senator Gary Hart of Colorado and Senator Lloyd Bentsen of Texas accept the Democratic nomination for President and Vice President of the United States.
July 29th, 1988: A Fish Called Wanda is released under Hyperion Pictures, in partnership with Prominent Features, directed by Charles Crichton, starring John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, and Michael Palin.
August 12th, 1988: Cocktail is released under Hyperion Pictures, directed by James Foley, starring Kiefer Sutherland as Brian Flanagan and Ed Harris as Doug Couglin.
August 18th, 1988: Vice President George H. W. Bush accepts the Republican nomination for President, choosing Senator J. Danforth "Dan" Quayle of Indiana as his running mate.
August 28th, 1988: The Adventures of Baron Munchausen is released under Fantasia Films, in partnership with HandMade Films, directed by Terry Gilliam.
September 9th, 1988: The Cheapest Muppet Movie Ever is released by Walt Disney Productions, directed by Ken Kwapis. It's accompanying short is Hand Jive.
September 23rd, 1988: Alien Nation is released under Fantasia Films, in partnership with American Entertainment Partners.
October 14th, 1988: Hocus Pocus is released by Walt Disney Productions, in partnership with Amblin Entertainment, directed by Tim Burton, starring Corey Feldman as Max, Drew Barrymore as Allison, Sean Astin as Tackery Binks and Cloris Leachman, Kathy Bates, and Kim Cattrall as the Sanderson sisters. It's accompanying short is Frankenweenie.
November 3rd, 1988: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly is re-released in theatres.
November 8th, 1988: Vice President George H. W. Bush and his running mate, Dan Quayle win the 1988 Presidential Election.
November 19th, 1988: A Small World is released by Walt Disney Productions, directed by Ron Clements and John Musker. It's accompanying short is Tink in Fairyland.
December 15th, 1988: Outside the Forum Theater in Laguna Beach, California, where Don Bluth's All Dogs Go to Heaven is being aired as part of their exploration of The Art of Popular Animation, Entertainment Tonight reporter Jeanne Wolf interviews Jim Henson.
December 21st, 1988: The Dark Crystal: Return to Thraa is released under Fantasia Films, directed by Frank Oz.
January 13th, 1989: Footlight Parade is re-released in theatres.
February 3rd, 1989: Gone with the Wind is re-released in theatres.
February 17th, 1989: The Burbs is released under Hyperion Pictures, in partnership with Imagine Entertainment.
March 2nd, 1989: Bert Rigby, You're a Fool is released under Hyperion Pictures, in partnership with As You Wish Entertainment.
March 9th, 1989: The Rescuers is re-released in theatres. It's accompanying short is Bianca's Birthday Bash.
April 21st, 1989: Tiny Titans is released by Walt Disney Pictures.
May 5th, 1989: The Trouble with Trisha is released under Hyperion Pictures.
May 19th, 1989: Back to the Future Part II is released under Fantasia Films, in partnership with Amblin Entertainment, directed by Robert Zemeckis, starring Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly and John Lithgow as Doc Brown.
June 2nd, 1989: Ghostbusters II: Who You Gonna Call Now is released under Fantasia Films.
June 16th, 1989: Affairs of State is released under MGM.
June 22nd, 1989: Batman is released by Warner Bros., directed by Sam Raimi, starring Willem Dafoe as Bruce Wayne/Batman and Robin Williams as the Joker.
July 14th, 1989: Best of Friends is released under Hyperion Pictures, in partnership with As You Wish Entertainment.
July 28th, 1989: Price Entertainment and Renn Productions' The Bear is distributed by Buena Vista under the label of Walt Disney Pictures.
August 11th, 1989: Honey, I Shrunk the Kids! is released by Walt Disney Pictures, starring Rick Moranis as Jack Putter. It's accompanying short is Roger Rabbit: Tummy Troubles!.
August 25th, 1989: Studio Ghibli's Kiki's Delivery Service is distributed by Disney via Fantasia Films.
September 8th, 1989: Peter Pan is re-released in theatres.
September 22nd, 1989: Prominent Features and Svensk Filmindustri's Erik the Viking is distributed by Buena Vista under Fantasia Films.
October 1st, 1989: Casablanca is re-released in theatres.
October 20th, 1989: Beetlejuice is released under Fantasia Films, in partnership with Geffen Films, directed by Tim Burton, starring Sammy Davis Jr. as Betelgeuse, Jeff Daniels and Geena Davis as the Maitlands, Jeffrey Jones and Anjelica Huston as the Deetz family and Winona Ryder as Lydia Deetz.
November 17th, 1989: The Jungle Book is re-released in theatres.
December 13th, 1989: At the end of Part 4 of the Doctor Who episode The Liftstealer, Richard Griffiths's 7th Doctor regenerates into Neil Patrick Harris's 8th Doctor.
December 15th, 1989: The Song of Susan is released under MGM, directed by Roy Nyswaner, starring Molly Ringwald as Susan and Richard Hunt as Benny.

1990 - 1999

January 5th, 1990: Chairman and President of the Walt Disney Entertainment Company Frank Wells announces that Executive Vice President of Operations Stanley Kinsey would take over as Chief Operations Officer.
January 17th, 1990: The Wizard of Oz and Return to Oz are re-released as a double feature in theatres.
February 2nd, 1990: Fantasia is re-released in theatres.
February 23rd, 1990: Where the Heart Is is released under Hyperion Pictures.
March 9th, 1990: Joe Versus the Volcano is released under Hyperion Pictures, in partnership with Amblin Entertainment.
March 16th, 1990: Oliver and the Dodger is released by Walt Disney Pictures, directed by Ken Kwapis.
March 30th, 1990: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is released under Fantasia Films, directed by Robert Zemeckis, starring Brian Tochi as Leonardo^note, Josh Pais as Raphael^notefacial performance by David Greenaway, Adam Carl as Donatello^note, Robbie Rist as Michelangelo^note, Kevin Clash as Splinter, Nicole Kidman as April O’Neil, Elias Koteas as Casey Jones, James Saito as the Shredder^notedubbed by David Mc Charen
April 4th, 1990: Rowlf the Dog (performed by Jim Henson and a Muppet intern) interview Joe Camp, Benji and Lassie for Disney News Flash to promote Benji & Lassie.
April 6th, 1990: Benji & Lassie is released by Walt Disney Pictures, directed by Joe Camp. It's accompanying short is Home Entertainment with Goofy.
April 12th, 1990: Orion Pictures head Mario Kassar announces the acquisition of the Hemdale Film Corporation for $150 million (along with the assumption of the reported $110 million in debt).
April 27th, 1990: Lord of the Flies is released under MGM, in partnership with As You Wish Entertainment.
May 1st, 1990: The Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union creates the Office of the President for the Soviet Union, and elects Mikhail Gorbachev to serve a five-year term.
May 10th, 1990: Musicana, the sequel to Fantasia, is released under the Walter Elias Disney Signature Series.
May 25th, 1990: Back to the Future Part III is released under Fantasia Films, in partnership with Amblin Entertainment, directed by Robert Zemeckis, starring Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly and John Lithgow as Doc Brown.
June 13th, 1990: Betsy’s Wedding is released under Hyperion Pictures.
June 27th, 1990: Maus is released under the Walter Elias Disney Signature Series, in partnership with Amblin Entertainment, Brooksfilm and As You Wish Entertainment, directed by Tim Burton.
July 11th, 1990: The Land Before Time 2: Cera’s Troop is released under Fantasia Films, in partnership with Amblin Entertainment. It's accompanying short is Rollercoaster Rabbit.
July 25th, 1990: Gettin’ Hitched is released under Hyperion Pictures.
August 10th, 1990: Mo' Better Blues is released under MGM, in partnership with 40 Acres and a Mule Productions, directed by Spike Lee.
August 24th, 1990: Hooked! is released under MGM, in partnership with Amblin Entertainment directed by Chris Columbus, starring Robin Williams as Peter Banning/Pan^note, Tim Curry as Captain Hook, Julia Roberts as Tinkerbell, Bob Hoskins as Smee, Maggie Smith as "Granny" Wendy Darling, Macaulay Culkin as Jack Banning, Anna Slotky as Maggie Banning, Catherine O'Hara as Moira Banning^noteSoleil Moon Frye as young Moira and Dante Basco as Rufio.
September 9th, 1990: Time Communications acquires a controlling stake in the Atlantic Communications Corporation from the estate of the late Robert Holmes à Court, who had passed away earlier in the month. With the acquisition, Time gains a controlling stake in Tri-Star Pictures, a significant minority stake in CBS, as well as several international television stations, newspapers, and small production companies in Europe, North America, and Australia. Thus, the newly branded Time-Atlantic Corporation (TAC) becomes the fourth largest media company after Triad, Universal, and Warner Brothers, just ahead of Columbia Entertainment Group.
September 18th, 1990: The International Olympic Committee selects Atlanta, Georgia, as the host for the 1996 Summer Olympics.
September 22th, 1990: Mr. Destiny is released under Fantasia Films.
October 12th, 1990: The Black Cauldron is re-released in theatres.
October 14th, 1990: Sony Corporation acquires a 30% stake in the newly minted Time-Atlantic Corporation.
October 28th, 1990: Spaced Invaders is released under Fantasia Films, directed by Ken Kwapis.
November 7th, 1990:
- Lucasfilm announces that a TV-movie pilot and animated series of Star Wars: Heir to the Empire would be airing in 1991.
- The Democrats gain 17 seats in the House of Representatives and 1 seat in the Senate in the Congressional Elections.
November 9th, 1990: Jerry Sandusky's The Second Mile charity became President Bush’s 249th Presidential Point of Light, in honor of their years of service for underprivileged youth.
November 15th, 1990: Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher survives a snap Conservative leadership election, with 206 votes ahead of the 142 votes for her rival, Michael Heseltine, and barely retains a 15% lead needed to avoid a second ballot vote.
November 16th, 1990: Mort is released by Walt Disney Pictures, directed by Steve Chiodo, John Musker, and Ron Clements, starring River Phoenix as Mort, Helena Bonham Carter as Ysabel, Winona Ryder as Princess Keli and Christopher Lee as Death. It's accompanying short is Turtles All the Way Down.
December 1st, 1990: Misery is released under Fantasia Films, in partnership with As You Wish Entertainment.
December 15th, 1990: Shadow Moon is released under MGM, in partnership with Lucasfilm, directed by Joe Johnston.
December 19th, 1990: Terry Pratchett appears on Des O’Connor Tonight.
January 18th, 1991: White Fang is released by Walt Disney Pictures.
February 8th, 1991: Valkenvania is released under Hyperion Pictures.
February 14th, 1991: 101 Dalmatians is re-released in theatres.
February 15th, 1991: President Bush declares the end to combat operations in Iraq and Kuwait, marking the end of Operation Desert Sword.
February 22nd, 1991: A Resounding Maybe is released under Hyperion Pictures, in partnership with Woody Allen Productions.
March 1st, 1991: Sand is released under Fantasia Films, directed by Terry Jones, starring Tim Robbins as "Mac", Laura Dern as “Blonde” and Antony Sher as “Patch”.
March 15th, 1991:
- AB Svensk Filmindustri's Shipwrecked is distributed by Buena Vista.
- Howard Ashman passes away.
March 28th, 1991: The United Kingdom holds a snap General Election, in which the Conservative Party loses seventy-nine seats, and the Labour Party gains eighty-four, leaving the parties with no solid majority.
March 31st, 1991: After Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown refuses Thatcher's offer of a coalition, Margaret Thatcher is left with no choice but to resign as Prime Minister, and Ashdown meets with Neil Kinnock, Leader of the Opposition, to form a ruling coalition.
April 4th, 1991: Labour leader Neil Kinnock becomes Prime Minister of Great Britain, after having met with Paddy Ashdown to form a ruling coalition between the Labour Party and the Liberal Democrats. John Major becomes the new Leader of the Opposition and leader of the Conservative Party.
April 5th, 1991: An American in Paris is re-released in theatres.
April 12th, 1991: Killer Klowns from Outer Space is released under Fantasia Films, in partnership with Skeleton Crew Productions, directed by Steve Chiodo.
April 26th, 1991: Tiny Titans Two: Trophy Troubles is released by Walt Disney Pictures.
May 1st, 1991:
- After receiving details on the planned coup against him, Mikhail Gorbachev launches a massive sweep of arrests throughout the Soviet government, with the planned coup's masterminds, the Gang of Eight^note, arrested along with high-ranking members of the KGB and GRU, military, and other regional and central government entities as well as many regional politicians.
- Port Disney Phase I, or Disney's Pier Revue, is opened at Long Beach, California.
May 14th, 1991: NBC Entertainment President Brandon Tartikoff leaves NBC for an executive leadership position with CBS, while his protégé Warren Littlefield takes the position of NBC President.
May 17th, 1991: What About Bob is released under Hyperion Pictures, directed by Frank Oz, starring Mia Sera and Leonardo DiCaprio.
May 24th, 1991: Spider-Man is released under MGM, in partnership with Marvel Productions, directed by Frank Oz, starring Seth Green as Peter Parker/Spider-Man, Fay Masterson as Mary Jane Watson, Jessica Tandy as Aunt May, George Gaynes as Uncle Ben and Liam Neeson as Dr. Curt Connors/the Lizard^note.
June 4th, 1991: The FBI raids The Second Mile charity after victims of sexual assault come forward with allegations of persistent sexual assault.
June 7th, 1991: City Slickers is released under Hyperion Pictures, in partnership with As You Wish Entertainment, directed by Gene Wilder, starring Billy Crystal as Mitch, Rick Moranis as Phil, and Hank Azaria as Ed.
June 14th, 1991: Roger Rabbit's Toon Platoon is released by Walt Disney Pictures, directed by Robert Zemeckis. It's accompanying short is Captain America: Battling the Blitzkreig!.
June 21st, 1991: Jungle Fever is released under MGM, in partnership with 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks.
July 12th, 1991: Muppets: Impossible is released by Walt Disney Pictures, in partnership with Paramount Pictures, directed by Ken Kwapis, starring Michelle Pfeiffer as Madame Carbroek.
July 26th, 1991: Toys is released by MGM, directed by Terry Gilliam.
August 2nd, 1991: Devil in a Blue Dress is released by Hyperion Pictures, directed by Samuel Fuller.
August 16th, 1991: The Spirit: The Long Reach of the Octopus is released by Walt Disney Pictures, in partnership with Bird Brain Productions. It's accompanying short is Spider-Man Meets Mysterio.
August 20th, 1991: In Moscow, Mikhail Gorbachev and officials from nine of the fifteen former Soviet Republics^note, sign the New Union Treaty, bringing an end to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, and reorganising into the Union of Sovereign States^note, while the former Soviet republics of Armenia, Georgia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Moldova, all reject the treaty and demand full independence, having petitioned for secession.
August 23rd, 1991: The Sword of Cerebus is released under Fantasia Films, directed by Mel Brooks, and starring George C. Scott as Cerebus^note, Crispin Glover as Elrod of Melvinbone, Frank Ferrante as Lord Julius, Brian Thompson as The Cockroach, Lori Singer as Jaka, Brigitte Nielsen as Red Sophia and Tim Curry as Necross the Mad.
September 7th, 1991: Studio Ghibli's Only Yesterday is distributed by Buena Vista.
September 27th, 1991: Playing with Fire is released under Hyperion Pictures.
October 4th, 1991: Ed Wood is released under Hyperion Pictures, in partnership with Skeleton Crew Productions.
October 15th, 1991: The US Senate rejects the appointment of Appellate Court Judge Clarence Thomas to the US Supreme Court, via a narrow 54-46 vote with ten of the Senate’s Democrats voting in favor of Thomas’ confirmation and three Republicans voting against, and Senator John Vinich of Wyoming announcing that he would be a "nay" vote, leading to many undecided Senators swinging for "nay", after the testimony of Judge Thomas' former employee Anita Hill reveals a long history of sexual harassment.
October 25th, 1991: The Addams Family is released under Fantasia Films, in partnership with Skeleton Crew Productions and Orion Films, directed by Tim Burton, starring Anjelica Huston as Mortica Addams, Benicio del Toro as Gomez Addams, Danny Devito as Uncle Fester, Christina Ricci as Wednesday Addams, Aaron Schwartz as Pugsley Addams and Carol Kane as Grandma Addams.
November 1st, 1991: Hercules: The Howard Hughes Story is released under MGM, in partnership with Warren Beatty Productions and Amblin Entertainment, directed by Warren Beatty.
November 22nd, 1991: Aladdin is released by Walt Disney Pictures, starring Michael J. Fox as Aladdin^notesinging voice by Brad Kane, Robin Williams as Genie of the Lamp / Genie of the Ring, Kath Soucie as Princess Jasmine^notesinging voice by Lea Salonga, E. G. Daily as Abbi and Jonathan Freeman as Jaffir.
November 28th, 1991: Vice President Dan Quayle, during a Thanksgiving Day invocation, issued a blistering attack against the Walt Disney Entertainment Company and its CCO Jim Henson, accusing them of of pushing “morally indecent lifestyles” for children. The statements cause uproar, with stars from across Hollywood and other entertainment centers condemning the statement, as well as liberal politicians, gay rights groups, free speech advocates, and liberal political activists.
December 11th, 1991: Thinner is released under Fantasia Films, in partnership with As You Wish Entertainment and Dino De Laurentiis, directed by Sam Raimi, starring Larry Drake as Billy Halleck.
December 22nd, 1991: Ted Turner marries Jane Fonda.
December 24th, 1991: Ben Hur is re-released in theatres.
January 1st, 1992: In Geneva, Switzerland, US President George Bush and USR President Mikhail Gorbachev declare an official end to the Cold War, and their continued commitment to rapprochement, de-escalation, arms reduction, and openness.
January 26th, 1992: The "A Salute to Richard Hunt" special airs on The Wonderful World of Disney^note on CBS, as a dedication to the recently-deceased Muppet performer Richard Hunt, who passed away of complications from AIDS earlier in the month.
January 10th, 1992: Juice is released under MGM, in partnership with Island World and Moritz-Heyman Productions.
January 25th, 1992: The US Senate approves the appointment of Fifth Circuit Appellate Court Judge Emilio Garza to the US Supreme Court on a 62-38 vote, replacing the retired Justice Thurgood Marshall.
January 27th, 1992: At the Superbowl XXVI, the Buffalo Bills defeat the Philadelphia Eagles 28-24.
January 31st, 1992: A Gnome Named Gnorm is released under Fantasia Films, in partnership with PolyGram Filmed Entertainment and Interscope Communications.
February 7th, 1992: Pinocchio is re-released in theatres.
February 12th, 1992: Arkansas Governor William "Bill" Clinton, and Democratic Presidential Primary Candidate, announces that he will drop out of the 1992 Democratic Presidential race due to allegations of infidelity, sexual harassment and assault.
February 14th, 1992: Wayne's World is released under Hyperion Pictures, in partnership with NBC Films, starring Mike Myers as Wayne, Dana Carvey as Garth, Tia Carrere as Cassandra and Timothy Dalton as Ben Kane.
March 6th, 1992: Action Films'^note Faber is distributed by Buena Vista.
March 11th, 1992: Senator Albert "Al" Gore, Jr. of Tennessee wins Florida, Missouri, Texas and Tennessee to give him a firm lead in the "Super Tuesday" Democratic State Primaries, while Senator Paul Tsongas of Massachusetts carries the New England states and Governor Jerry Brown of California fails to carry any primaries or caucuses.
March 27th, 1992: TMNT 2: The Rise of Krang is released under Fantasia Films, directed by Kevin Clash.
April 1st, 1992: Following the LA Grand Jury's failure to charge three LAPD officers in the death-in-custody of Lamarr Jackson in the last fall, violent rioting erupts in the Los Angeles basin, with looting, assaults and arson.
April 3rd, 1992: A Miracle in Venice is released under Hyperion Pictures.
April 6th, 1992: Disneyland Valencia holds a "soft open", for the employees, their families and the locals of Alicante with free entry and rides.
April 10th, 1992: Kroyer Films'^note FernGully: The Last Rainforest is distributed by Buena Vista, starring Samantha Mathis as Crysta, River Phoenix as Zak, Christian Slater as Pips, Robin Williams as Batty and Tim Curry as Hexxus.
April 21st, 1992: Disneyland Valencia is opened by Ron Miller, Frank Wells, Dick Nunis, Imagineering President John Hench and Jim Henson.
April 24th, 1992: Mask of the Lone Ranger, is released by Walt Disney Pictures, in partnership with Amblin Entertainment, directed by Chris Columbus, starring Matthew McConaughey as John Reid/the Lone Ranger, Wes Studi as Tonto, Kimberly Guerrero as Nadua and Timothy Dalton as Bartholomew “Butch” Cavendish.
April 25th, 1992: The United Nations passes Resolution 751, authorising the deployment of a United Nations Task Force (UNITAF), which would be renamed the United Nations Operation in Somalia (UNOSOM), of around 50 people with the express goal of monitoring the shaky ceasefire and ensuring that humanitarian aid is delivered where needed.
May 1st, 1992: Studio Ghibli's Porco Rosso is distributed by Buena Vista.
May 8th, 1992: Sister Act is released under Hyperion Pictures, starring Bette Midler.
May 22nd, 1992: Lost in La Mancha is released by Walt Disney Pictures, directed by Terry Gilliam, starring Jean Rochefort as Don Quixote, Cheech Marin as Sancho Panza and Rita Moreno as Aldonza Lorenzo/Dulcinea.
May 23rd, 1992: Time-Atlantic Corporation announces the acquisition of several newspapers, magazines, and other print media labels, including TV Guide, which was acquired from Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation in exchange for an assumption of debt and about $500 million in newly issued TAC stock shares. Murdoch clears his debt and obtains a 2% minority stake in Time-Atlantic.
June 12th, 1992: Shrek! is released under Fantasia Films, in partnership with Amblimation, directed by Joe Ranft, starring Chris Farley as Shrek, George Carlin as Donkey, Carol Kane as Princess Argyle and Steve Martin as Prince Guyling. It's accompanying short is Roger Rabbit: Roller Coaster Rabbit.
June 14th, 1992: Vice President Dan Quayle announces that he will not be running for reelection as as Vice President in the 1992 Presidential election, due to his desires to spend more time with his family.
June 26th, 1992: A League of Their Own is released under Hyperion Pictures, directed by Penny Marshall.
July 1st, 1992: Honey, I Blew Up the Kids! is released under Fantasia Films.
July 6th, 1992: Independent candidate H. Ross Perot officially withdraws from the 1992 presidential election, throwing his support behind Al Gore.
July 15th, 1992: Senator Al Gore and Senator Paul Tsongas formally accept the Democratic Presidential and Vice-Presidential nominations at the Democratic National Convention.
July 17th, 1992: Mr. Saturday Night is released under Hyperion Pictures, in partnership with As You Wish Entertainment.
August 7th, 1992: A Few Good Men is released under MGM, in partnership with As You Wish Entertainment, directed by Rob Reiner, starring Chris O'Donnell, Jodie Foster, and Jack Nicholson.
August 20th, 1992: President George Bush accepts the Republican nomination for President of the United States, with Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Jack F. Kemp accepting the nomination as Vice-President.
August 28th, 1992: Kid Ninjas is released by Walt Disney Pictures.
September 11th, 1992: The Fisher King is released under MGM, in partnership with Hill/Obst Productions, directed by Terry Gilliam, starring Robin Williams as Parry and Jeff Bridges as Jack Lucas.
October 9th, 1992: The Mighty Ducks is released by Walt Disney Pictures.
October 16th, 1992: Mr. Right Now is released under Hyperion Pictures, in partnership with As You Wish Entertainment, starring Sandra Bullock as Carry Harrigan and Tate Donovan as Jake Fleming.
October 23, 1992: Bunnicula is released by Walt Disney Pictures, in partnership with Skeleton Crew Productions, directed by Rick Heinrichs, starring Zachery Ty Bryan as Pete Monroe and Jonathan Taylor Thomas as Toby Monroe.
November 4th, 1992: Al Gore and Paul Tsongas win the 1992 Presidential Election.
November 21st, 1992: The Bamboo Princess is released by Walt Disney Pictures, in partnership with Studio Ghibli, starring Janice Kawaye as Kaguyahime^noteboth as a child and an adult, Pat Morita as the Bamboo Cutter, Takayo Fischer as the Bamboo Cutter's wife, Rodney Kageyama, Brian Tochi and George Takei as the three Princes, Clyde Kusatsu as the Emperor and James Shigeta as the Emperor of the Moon Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto. It's accompanying short is Origami Mommy.
December 4th, 1992: President George Bush announces the deployment of US military forces to Somalia as part of Operation Restore Hope, to reinforce UNOSOM forces in order to maintain ceasefire in the war-torn nation and ensure that humanitarian aid gets to those who need it.
December 7th, 1992: Malcolm X, is released under MGM, in partnership with 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks and Warner Brothers, directed by Spike Lee, starring Denzel Washington as Malcolm X.
December 11th, 1992: A Muppets Christmas Carol is released by Walt Disney Pictures, directed by Brian Henson, starring Michael Caine as Ebenezer Scrooge. It's accompanying short is Roger Rabbit: Trails and Tribulations.
December 15th, 1992: Michael Caine appears on Des O’Connor Tonight.
December 19th, 1992: Schindler's List is released under MGM, in partnership with Amblin Entertainment and B&B Productions, directed by Steven Spielberg.
December 25th, 1992: Brigadoon is re-released in theatres.
January 15th, 1993: Alive is released under MGM, in partnership with Kennedy/Marshall Productions.
January 22nd, 1993: Snow White and the Seven Dwarves is re-released in theatres.
February 3rd, 1993: Extreme Aspen is released under Hyperion Pictures.
February 12th, 1993: Homewood Homeward: An Incredible Journey is released by Walt Disney Pictures.
February 23rd, 1993: President Al Gore announces the formation of a Congressional Commission on Heath Care Reform, a bipartisan agreement.
March 11th, 1993: War Stories is released under the Walter Elias Disney Signature Series, in partnership with Lucasfilm.
March 12th, 1993: President Al Gore appoints Lieutenant General Robert B. Johnson, USMC, to head UNOSOM II and receives a brevet promotion to full general while on the assignment, which he will advise the UN Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali and oversee combined military operations in Somalia.
March 19th, 1993: At around 12:24PM, the North Tower of the World Trade Center in New York City, is damaged in an explosion within the basement parking lot, killing half a dozen and injuring dozens, and is later being investigated as a terrorist attack.
March 26th, 1993: James and the Giant Peach is released under Fantasia Films, in partnership with Skeleton Crew Productions, directed by Henry Selick.
April 5th, 1993: The siege of the Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas, ends after an early dawn raid by Federal and State law enforcement agencies, including the FBI and the ATF, results in the well-equipped Davidians retaliating with heavy firepower. The resulting firefight results in the deaths of six federal agents and up to a dozen Davidians. Later, up to 80 Davidians are found dead in an inner chamber as the result of a mass suicide, via poison in the communion wine. Among them, is their leader, David Koresh, wanted by the federal authorities for numerous charges.
April 9th, 1993: Black Cat Bone: The Return of Huckleberry Finn is released by Walt Disney Pictures, in partnership with Great Oaks Entertainment, directed by John Hughes, starring Elijah Wood as Huck and Tommy "Tiny" Lister Jr. as Jim.
April 14th, 1993: The Vilnius Accords are signed in Vilnius, Lithuania by USR President Mikhail Gorbachev, Estonian Prime Minister Mart Laar, Latvian Prime Minister Lvars Godmanis and Lithuanian Prime Minister Bronislovas Lubys, brokered by French President François Mitterrand, German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, UK Prime Minister Neil Kinnock, and US President Al Gore, to address key points, regarding the official USR recognition of the independence of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, the phased removal of all USR military forces from the three nations, the establishment of official transit licenses and corridors across Lithuania between Kaliningrad and the USR, of USR citizens and non-military supplies, as well as new customs and duty arrangements between the four nations.
April 23rd, 1993: Swing Youth is released under MGM, directed by Samuel Fuller, starring Wil Wheaton as Peter and Christian Bale as Thomas.
May 7th, 1993: The Muppets Do Shakespeare is released by Walt Disney Pictures, directed by Frank Oz and starring Patrick Stewart As Himself.
May 14th, 1993: Chairman Emeritus Donn Tatum passes away after a long battle with cancer, at the age of 80.
May 28th, 1993: Super Mario Bros. is released under Fantasia Films, in partnership with Nintendo Productions, directed by Joe Dante, starring Bob Hoskins as Mario, Michael Richards as Luigi, Robin Wright as Princess Peach, Jennifer Connelly as Princess Daisy and Christopher Lee as King Koopa.
June 4th, 1993:
- A Red Death is released under Hyperion Pictures, directed by Nick Gomez, starring Wesley Snipes and Giancarlo Esposito.
- National Amusements' Viacom announces an end to discussions with CBS, with no plans for a merger or other business partnership between the two companies, citing “strategic incompatibility”.
June 7th, 1993: Republican Representative Joe Barton narrowly defeats independent candidate Ross Perot in the run-off for the US Senate.
June 11th, 1993: Jurassic Park is released under MGM, in partnership with Skeleton Crew Productions and Amblin Entertainment, directed by Tim Burton, starring Pierce Brosnan as Dr. Ian Grant, Geena Davis as Dr. Elaine “Ellie” Marcus, Johnny Depp as Dr. Malcom Morrison and Christopher Lee as Timothy Harmon.
June 29th, 1993: Wayne's World 2 is released under Hyperion Pictures.
July 9th, 1993: An Alien in the Family is released by Walt Disney Pictures, in partnership with Skeleton Crew Productions. It's accompanying short is Surfin'!
July 23rd, 1993: Four Weddings and a Funeral is released under Hyperion Pictures, in partnership with PolyGram Filmed Entertainment and Channel Four Films.
August 6th, 1993: Spider-Man 2 is released under MGM, in partnership with Marvel Productions, directed by Robert Zemeckis, starring Seth Green as Peter Parker/Spider-Man, Alicia Witt as Mary Jane Watson and Alfred Molina as Otto Octavius/Doctor Octopus.
August 20th, 1993: Where the Wild Things Are is re-released in theatres.
August 27th, 1993: The Lawnmower Man is released under Fantasia Films, in partnership with As You Wish Entertainment.
September 9th, 1993: The Joy Luck Club is released under MGM.
September 14th, 1993: National Amusements/Viacom and Capital Cities/ABC announce an all-stock merger of their two companies, bringing with it a major increase in the shared network and cable television holdings for ABC, with several cable channels including the Showtime Network as well as numerous movie theatre chains and network broadcast channels, many of which are CBS affiliates (likely to realign with ABC or to be sold to Columbia/CBS or a third party). Viacom will merge into the ABC Network Television group to form the new ABC Television Group, while National Amusements will be absorbed by Hollywood Pictures, a subsidiary of ABC Feature Entertainment Group, lead by Michael Eisner. Viacom CEO Sumner Redstone, who is now a major shareholder, ascends to the board of directors with the expectation of taking over as Chairman and CEO of the new combined TV group, whilst ABC Network Television President Bob Iger remains as President and COO.
September 18th, 1993: USR President Mikhail Gorbachev and and Moldovan Prime Minister Valeriu Muravschi signs an accord to end the standoff between the Union of Sovereign Republics and Moldova over ethnic tensions and protests in the Gagauzia region, with the USR fully recognising the independence of Moldova, Transnistria and Gagauzia formally seceding from Moldova and merging with the Ukrainian region of Budjak to form the Bessarabian Autonomous Oblast, an autonomous multiethnic region within the Sovereign State of The Ukraine, and heavily ethnically Romanian territories surrounding Moldova, such as those in North Bessarabia and northern Bukovina merging into Moldova in order to compensate with the land lost from the departing regions.
September 24th, 1993: A Very Good Year is released under Hyperion Pictures, in partnership with As You Wish Entertainment, starring Sean Penn and Penelope Ann Miller.
October 1st, 1993: Charlie Sheen announces that he has contracted AIDS, which later leads to his death of AIDS-related pneumonia in May of 1994.
October 5th, 1993: NBC President Warren Littlefield steps down, with CBS Executive VP Garth Ancier replacing him.
October 8th, 1993: Malice Aforethought is released under Hyperion Pictures, in partnership with As You Wish Entertainment, directed by Lizzie Borden.
October 29th, 1993: Addams Family Values is released under Fantasia Films, in partnership with Skeleton Crew Productions, directed by David Cronenberg.
November 1st, 1993: The member nations of the European Economic Community (known as EEC), officially enact the provisions of the 1992 Maastricht Treaty on the stroke of midnight, and become member nations of The European Union (known as EU).
November 3rd, 1993: Mayor David Dinkins of New York City secures re-election in the 1993 New York City mayoral election against the Republican-Liberal Rudolph Giuliani and the Conservative Herbert London.
November 10th, 1993: Relentless is released under Hyperion Pictures, directed by The Coen Brothers.
November 24th, 1993: The Little Mermaid is released by Disney, starring Jodi Benson as Ariel, Paul Hipp as Prince Eric, Kenneth Mars as King Triton, Rowan Atkinson as Clarence, Kath Soucie as Duchess Katrine and Jennifer Saunders as Ursula. It's accompanying short is Waggles Ahoy!.
December 6th, 1993: President Al Gore signs into law, the North American Free Trade Agreement (known as NAFTA), which had been signed by representatives of the US, Mexico and Canada in December, 1992, and ratified by Congress in November 1993, despite opposition from union leaders and populist politicians.
December 10th, 1993: Three Times Stupid is released under Hyperion Pictures, in partnership with Krevoy/Stabler/Wessler Productions, starring Jim Carrey as Tom Butts, Michael Richards as Dick Short, and Chris Elliott as Harry Paranoughts.
December 24th, 1993: Geronimo is released under MGM, directed by John Milius.
January 7th, 1994: Lassie meets White Fang is released by Walt Disney Pictures.
January 15th, 1994: NATO Secretary General Willy Claes, US President Al Gore and USR President Mikhail Gorbachev, along with several European world leaders, sign the Partnership for Peace treaty, which aims to promote peace between the former Cold War belligerents. The Partnership covers all NATO countries, plus the Union of Sovereign States, Ireland, Switzerland, Sweden, Finland, Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, the CzechRepublic, Slovakia, Romania, Hungary, Austria, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Albania, Moldova, Armenia, and Georgia.
January 21st, 1994: It's Pat! is released under Hyperion Pictures.
February 4th, 1994: Cinderella is re-released in theatres.
February 12th, 1994: After a marathon debate session in the Senate, the Sustainable Energy and Economic Growth Act bill (H.R. 26/S.R. 14), known as as the “Green Growth Act”, is passed in the House of Representatives and the Senate.
February 25th, 1994: Blue Chips is released under Hyperion Pictures, starring Shaquille O'Neal and Nick Nolte.
March 4th, 1994: Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot is released under Hyperion Pictures, directed by Martin Brest, starring Bob Hoskins as Joe Florentino.
March 11th, 1994: The Hudsucker Proxy is released under Hyperion Pictures.
March 24th, 1994: Bass Brothers Enterprises CEO Sid Bass signs a public-private partnership contract with the Department of Energy, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT), and various Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas power companies.
March 25th, 1994: Mighty Ducks 2 is released by Walt Disney Pictures.
March 29th, 1994: President Al Gore signs into law, the Health Security Act.
April 3rd, 1994: Judge Edward Louis Filippine of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri tosses out a lawsuit by Walt Disney Parks and Recreation against Six Flags Entertainment, regarding the poaching of talent from Disneytown St. Louis and undercutting of prices at Six Flags St. Louis.
April 4th, 1994:
- Members of the International Atomic Energy Association (IAEA) and the European Union sign an agreement to accelerate the shutdown of the Chernobyl nuclear facility, with Reactor 1 and Reactor 3 to shut down. Due to Reactors 1 and 3 providing a significant percentage of electrical power and numerous regional jobs within the Sovereign State of the Ukraine, the agreement sees the EU and the World Bank making investments to restart the construction of four stalled nuclear power plants in the state, whose construction was frozen in 1986 in the wake of the Chernobyl disaster, with these plants utilising safer VVER reactors instead of Chernobyl's RBMK reactors.
- President David Hill of the Hughes Television Network announces an exclusive broadcast deal with the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) and Major League Soccer (MLS), giving them exclusive first-run broadcasts of the 1994 World Cup (hosted by the US) and 1995's Women's World Cup (hosted by Sweden), as well as first-run broadcast rights for MLS games.
April 15th, 1994: Cats is released under the Walter Elias Disney Signature Series, in partnership with Amblimation, starring Peter O'Toole as the narrator, BRIAN BLESSED as Old Deuteronomy and Bustopher, Elaine Page as Grizabella, Sharon Lee-Hill as Demeter, Steven Tate as Asparagus and Macavity, Danny John-Jules as Rum-Tum Tugger and Wayne Sleep as Mr. Misoffelees.
April 22nd, 1994: For Earth Day, Columbia Chairman Ted Turner, MCA/Universal Chairman Lew Wasserman, Triad Chairman Frank Mancuso Sr., Warner Chairman Robert Daly and Walt Disney Acting Chairman Jim Henson agree to a limited public-private partnership with the Department of Energy, in partnership with Commerce Undersecretary Frank Wells.
April 29th, 1994: The Tempest is released under Fantasia Films, in partnership with Lucasfilm, directed by Terry Gilliam, made in partnership with Lucasfilm, starring Christopher Lee as Prospero, Jennifer Connelly as Miranda, Michelle Pfeiffer as Ariel, Tim Curry as Caliban, and River Phoenix as Ferdinand.
May 6th, 1994: Kid Ninjas Strike Back! is released by Walt Disney Pictures.
May 20th, 1994: Crooklyn is released under MGM, in partnership with 40 Acres and a Mule Productions.
May 23rd, 1994: US Army Airborne Rangers secure a location in the southern Kigali province in Rwanda, near the border with Burundi, the first action in securing a landing zone for the deployment of nearly 5,000 US soldiers and supporting troops as well as 3,500 soldiers from various neighboring African nations and other international forces, in response to reports of ethnic genocide being committed by "Hutu Power" extremists in the Hutu ethnic majority against the Tutsi minority and members of any Hutu, Twa, or other ethnic groups suspected of aiding and abetting them.
June 3rd, 1994: Angels in the Outfield is released by Walt Disney Pictures.
June 11th, 1994: Nickelodeon launches the Neptune Channel.
June 15th, 1994: The Incredible Hulk is released under MGM, in partnership with Marvel Productions, directed by Ernest Dickerson, starring Tim Robbins as Bruce Banner/Hulk^note, Annabella Sciorra as Betty Ross, Chris Cooper as General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross and John Malkovich as Samuel Sterns/Project Leader.
June 25th, 1994: European leaders meeting in Corfu, agree to the selection of Belgian Prime Minister Jean-Luc Dehaene to be the next European Commission President, with Dehaene to take the Presidency in January.
June 27th-June 28th, 1994: In the vicinity of Fukashi 1-Chome, in the city of Matsumoto, Japan, a aerosol cloud of the nerve agent Sarin, is released by members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult, with a modified freezer van, over the apartment complex and neighboring properties, to target judges in a real estate trial against Aum Shinrikyo. Around 7 people are killed and hundreds injured. Nagano Prefectural Police investigate the property of the man who first reported the incident, Yoshiyuki Kōno, a machine parts salesman whose wife is in a coma due to the sarin, and strongly believe that Kōno is the main suspect due to the vast array of pesticides and chemicals on Kōno's property (believing that Kōno mixed them together to make the poison).
July 8th, 1994: The Brave Little Toaster is released by Walt Disney Pictures, directed by Joe Ranft. It's accompanying short is Luxo and Son.
July 15th, 1994: Army Intelligence is released under Hyperion Pictures, directed by Penny Marshall, starring Donald Sutherland as Mr. Rago.
July 22nd, 1994: The War of the Worlds is released under MGM, directed by Henry Selick, starring David Bowie as the Journalist and Madonna as Beth. It's accompanying short is Mars Attacks!.
August 5th, 1994: City Slickers 2: The Legend of Curly’s Gold is released under Hyperion Pictures, in partnership with As You Wish Entertainment.
August 8th, 1994: Warner Brothers Chairman and CEO Robert Daly announces that he will step down as Chairman and CEO, with President and COO Terry Semel to be his successor.
August 19th, 1994: The Dreaming Place is released under Fantasia Films, in partnership with Propaganda Films and Skeleton Crew Productions, directed by David Fincher, starring Fairuza Balk as Ash and Amy Jo Johnson as Nina.
August 21st, 1994: The first episode of Escape from Jurassic Park airs on Disney's ToonTown channel.
August 26th, 1994: Treasure Planet is released by Walt Disney Pictures, in partnership with Studio Ghibli, directed by John Musker, Ron Clements and Hayao Miyazaki, starring Joseph Mazzello as Jim Hawkins, Tim Curry as Long John Silver, Howie Mandel as Dr. Doppler, Emma Thompson as Captain Smo’lett, and Michael Winslow as B.E.N. It's accompanying short is Muppets of the Caribbean.
August 28th, 1994: The first episode of the first season of the Sailor Moon anime, dubbed by Disney, premiers on the Disney Channel.
September 2nd, 1994: The Ref is released under Hyperion Pictures, directed by Frank Oz, starring Matthew McConaughey as Gus, Steve Buscemi as Lloyd Chasseur and Julie Hagerty as Caroline Chasseur.
September 4th, 1994: Acting Governor Mark Singel of Pennsylvania, Governor William Schaefer of Maryland, and Governor Mario Cuomo of New York signs on the Great Valley Technology Corridor (GVTC) initiative (known as "Silicon Holler").
September 12th, 1994: The US Senate passes the Law Enforcement Act of 1994.
September 13th, 1994: Kazufumi Hatanaka, the manager of the Nagoya branch of Sumitomo Bank is shot in the head at his apartment, following a series of attacks on Sumitomo executives last year, with police believing Hatanaka's killer to be a member of the Yakuza.
September 16th, 1994: My Neighbour Totoro is re-released in theatres.
September 30th, 1994: Fawlty Travels is released under Hyperion Pictures, in partnership with HandMade Films and BBC Film.
October 12th, 1994: USR President Mikhail Gorbachev signs legislation at the Duma (formerly the Supreme Soviet) that expands the number of officially designated Sovereign States, adding a formal legislative pathway for other Autonomous Republics to become States and Autonomous Oblasts to become Autonomous Republics, with the Autonomous Republics of Chechnya-Ingush, Dagestan, Ossetia-Alania, Karelia, Bashkiria, Tatarstan, and Komi brought to full State status, increasing the total USR state number to sixteen, while the Autonomous Oblasts of Adyghe, Gorno-Altai, Karachay-Cherkessia, and Khakassia are elevated to Autonomous Republics and other, smaller Autonomous Oblasts have begun the application process to become Autonomous Republics.
October 21st, 1994: The Mogadishu Accords, mediated by the United Nations, is agreed upon by the leaders of the largest Somali factions, to form a power sharing arrangement that will serve as a transitional government for Somalia, with a loose, federated structure dividing the country into several co-equal States, each more or less aligned to the current boundaries of the various rival factions, who will become political parties while each retaining some control of their local militias, which will be integrated into the Somali National Army (at least in name), while Somaliland will retain a high degree of political autonomy. The Somali National Assembly will be headed by President Ali Mahdi Muhammad, with his former arch-rival Mohamed Farah Aidid as his Vice President and head of the Somali National Movement, while Somaliland President Muhammad Haji Egal will serve as First Consul to the President. UNOSOM head, General Robert Johnson announces that US forces, primarily made up of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Unit (I MEU) will be drawing down to fully hand over day-to-day security to the “blue helmets” of the UN international forces by the summer of 1995.
October 23rd, 1994: Former Columbia Pictures head Dawn Steel appears on Getting to Know You with Houtha Faqaryu.
October 28th, 1994: Matinee is released under Fantasia Films, in partnership with Skeleton Crew Productions, directed by Joe Dante, starring John Goodman.
November 2nd, 1994: Philippine Police raid an apartment block in Manilla, capturing Abdul Hakim Murad and killing cell leader Ramzi Yousef and wanted terrorist Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, in addition to killing other members of the terror cell and seizing numerous Russian-made weapons along with bomb-making materials.
November 8th, 1994: The Republicans pick up 42 seats in the House of Representatives and 4 seats in the Senate, while Ross Perot's Reform Party gain 8 House seats and 3 Senate seats in the Congressional Elections, resulting in the Democrats now holding a razor-thin margin within the House of Representatives and the Senate.
November 11th, 1994: Squanto is released by Walt Disney Pictures, directed by Stephen Sommers, starring Adam Beach as Squanto.
November 14th, 1994: Episode 2, Season 2 of Fly on the Wall (hosted by Johnny McFly) is aired, with Al Gottesman as the guest.
November 24th, 1994: The Lion King is released by Walt Disney Pictures, directed by Glen Keane and Rob Minkoff, starring Jamie Foxx as Sundiata^notevoiced by Jason Weaver as a child, James Earl Jones as Maghan, Harry Belafonte as Nounfari, Halle Berry as Kolonkan^notevoiced by Raven-Symoné as a child, Will Smith as Dankaran^note and Ving Rhames as Soumaoro. It's accompanying short is Anasi and His Sons.
December 16th, 1994: Richie Rich is released by Walt Disney Pictures, in partnership with 1492 Productions and Marvel Productions, directed by Chris Columbus, starring Macaulay Culkin as Richie Rich.
December 20th, 1994: A parcel bomb explodes on the sixth floor at the Nippon Television Network building in central Tokyo during a reading of the 6 o'clock news, with the police believing that the bomb was targeted for Yumi Adachi.
December 23rd, 1994: The Shawshank Redemption is released under MGM, in partnership with As You Wish Entertainment, directed by Frank Darabont, starring Tom Hanks as Andy and Morgan Freeman as Red.
January 5th, 1995: Hiroyuki Nagaoka, chairman of the Aum Shinrikyo Vicitims Association, is hospitalised after being poisoned. Tokyo Police claim that Nagaoka's hospitalisation is the result of a suicide attempt by Nagoaka taking Sumithion.
January 11th, 1995: Warner Bros. launches its broadcast TV network, The WB.
January 13th, 1995: Pinocchio is re-released in theatres.
January 27th, 1995: Schoolboy is released under Hyperion Pictures.
February 17th, 1995: Hawaiian Vamps is released under Fantasia Films, in partnership with Skeleton Crew Productions, directed by Steve Chiodo, starring Taylor Wily as Aolani and Jemaine Clement as Keola.
February 24th, 1995: Desert Lightning: The Louis Tewanima Story is released under Hyperion Pictures.
March 3rd, 1995: Annie is released by Walt Disney Pictures, in partnership with Columbia Pictures, Amblin Entertainment and American Zoetrope, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, starring Scarlett Johansson as Annie, Robert Duvall as Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks, Kathy Bates as Agatha Hannigan, James Caan as "Rooster" Hannigan and Madonna as Lily St. Regis, Salman Khan as Punjab and Samantha Smith as Grace Farrell.
March 10th, 1995: Jumping through Hoops is released under Hyperion Pictures, in partnership with As You Wish Entertainment, starring Billy Crystal and Rebecca Schaeffer.
March 17th, 1995: Operation: Dumbo Drop is released by Walt Disney Pictures, starring Jeff Goldblum and Will Smith.
March 20th, 1995: Aum Shinrikyo releases sarin in the Tokyo subway system.
March 22nd, 1995: The Japanese police, with the JGSDF's 1st Airborne Brigade on standby, raids the Aum Shinrikyo compound in Kamikuishiki.
March 31st, 1995: Rocky Road is released under Hyperion Pictures.
April 9th, 1995: Outside the Asada restaurant in Akasaka, former Prime Ministers Noboru Takeshita and Yasuhiro Nakasone, the Vice President of the Liberal Democratic Party Keizo Obuchi and faction leader Kiichi Miyazawa are shot by members of Aum Shinrikyo. Takeshita and his secretary are killed, while Nakasone and his secretary are wounded, Obuchi is wounded, and Miyazawa and his driver are killed. At the same time, Soka Gakkai chairman Daisaku Ikeda is ambushed and killed by gunfire from two members of Aum Shinrikyo while he is leaving his apartment in Shinjuku, head of the Inagawa-kai Yakuza clan Too Inagawa is killed, while gunmen fail to kill Ichiro Ozawa, Yukio Aoshima and Ryuho Okawa.
April 13th, 1995: In Belfast, Northern Ireland, Special Envoy Bruce Morrison oversees the signing ceremony of the Good Friday Agreement by Prime Minister Neil Kinnock and Irish Taoiseach John Bruton, as well as the Multi-Party Agreement between Northern Ireland's political parties.
April 14th, 1995: The Hunchback of Notre Dame is released under the Walt Elias Disney Signature Series, directed by Gary Trousdale, starring Tom Hulce as Quasimodo, Lea Salonga as Esmeralda, Jess Harnell as Captain Phoebus, Paul Kandel as Clopin and Tony Jay as Frollo.
April 15th, 1995: At 10:17:31AM, a Nissan Big Thumb truck containing 10,000 kilograms of Ammonium nitrate and fuel oil (ANFO) detonates on Sakuradori Avenue, Kasumigaseki district, Chiyoda ward, in Tokyo, right next to the Home Affairs Ministry building (which was destroyed by the blast), killing around 1327 people and wounding many, as well as damaging many buildings in Kasumigaseki as well as the Nagatacho district. Over at Yokota Air Base, outside the city of Fussa in Western Tokyo, a Toyota Hiace Quick Delivery 100 van containing 150 kilogram of ANFO, two hundred kilos of ballbearings, nails, screws, bolts, nuts and metal projectiles in paint cans, breaks through the barriers and detonates in front of the headquarters of US Forces Japan, killing around 13 USAF enlisted personnel, 11 officers and 14 civilians (making it one of the worst terror attacks on US military personnel since the Beirut bombing in 1983). In the aftermath of the bombings, where a massive rescue operation is underway at Kasumigaseki, after much deliberation from Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama and the Cabinet of Japan, the 1st Airborne Brigade is ordered to Tokyo at 7:47PM, arriving by 11PM, to be followed by an additional 10,000 JGSDF troops (most of them from the Eastern Army, and units from the Central, Northeastern and Western Armies), infantry fighting vehicles, armoured personnel carriers, air defences and fighter jets in support, making it the first time that Article 78 and Article 79 (under the Self Defence Law Chapter 6) is implemented.
April 16th, 1995: An episode of The Wonderful World of Disney, hosted by Roy E. Disney, focusing around the DisneySea resort in Long Beach, California, airs.
April 18th, 1995: The USR government revokes the religious protections on Aum Shinrikyo, which leads to the Internal Troops, the SOBR, the OMON and Militsiya raiding various Aum Shinrikyo facilities all across Russia within a two hour period.
April 19th, 1995: A truck bomb explodes on Pennsylvania Avenue between the J. Edgar Hoover Building (headquarters of the FBI) and the Old Post Office, in Washington DC, causing massive damage to the buildings and shattering windows in the White House and the United States Capitol. A group calling itself, The Sword of Liberty, a suspected violent offshoot of the white supremacist organisation The Covenant, the Sword, and the Arm of the Lord, claims responsibility for the attack.
April 20th, 1995: Emperor Akihito of Japan makes a televised address to the nation from his summer residence at the Kyoto Imperial Palace, in response to the April 15th attacks as well as the bombing in Washington DC.
April 24th, 1995: Protests break out in Paris after far right candidate Jean-Marie Le Pen reaches the second round of the 1995 French presidential election.
April 28th, 1995: Apt Pupil is released under Hyperion Pictures, in partnership with As You Wish Entertainment, directed by Taylor Hackford.
April 29th, 1995: At the Satyan Complex, Aum Shirinkyo leader Shoko Asahara is found and arrested by the Japanese police.
May 5th, 1995: Prime Minister Neil Kinnock and the Labour/Liberal Democrat coalition government win a second term in office in the General Election against the Conservatives.
May 7th, 1995: Lionel Jospin, candidate for the Socialist Party, defeats Jean-Marie Le Pen in a landslide 81-19 victory in the second round of the 1995 French presidential election, and becomes the successor to François Mitterrand.
May 12th, 1995: An armed man with an automatic rifle opens fire on worshippers at Bel El Congregation synagogue in Phoenix, Arizona, killing 14 and injuring 24.
May 13th, 1995: Addams Family Reunion is released under Fantasia Films, in partnership with Skeleton Crew Productions.
May 26th, 1995: Super Mario Bros. 2: Down and Out in the Dinosaur Kingdom is released under Fantasia Films, in partnership with Nintendo Productions.
June 4th, 1995: Dave is released under Hyperion Pictures, directed by Barry Levinson and starring Robin Williams as Dave Kovic / President Alfred William "Al" Mitchell, Emma Thompson as Ellen Mitchell, Ben Kingsley as Bob Alvarez, Ving Rhames as Agent Duane Stevenson, Gary Cole as Alan Reed, Kevin Kline as Gary Nance and Wayne Brady as Wayne Gallup.
June 5th, 1995: At 9:15AM, Shoko Asahara leaves Shinjuku police station, escorted by a massive convoy of police (with military and Special Assault Police support). At 10:30AM, the convoy arrives at the Tokyo District Court Hachioji Annex, where Ashara is to be on trial. But at the "perp walk" on Koshu-Kaido Avenue where members of the world's press were gathered, the head of the Tottori office and Chugoku deputy regional director of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), Kenichi Hoshino, having disguised himself as reporter Takejiro Chiziwa of regional newspaper Nihonkai Shimbun, stabs Ashara with an Gyuto knife and an Nakiri cleaver, killing Asahara in a public assassination.
June 7th, 1995: A package bomb explodes at the Mt. Helm Baptist Church, in Jackson, Mississippi, killing five staff members and congregants and injuring 7. The Sword of Liberty claims responsibility.
June 11th, 1995:
- Casper is released under Fantasia Films, in partnership with Amblin Entertainment, directed by Ron Howard, starring Judith Barsi as Casper, Christina Ricci as Tabitha, John Candy as Fatso, David Hyde Pierce as Fusso and Frank Welker as Lazo.
- In the 1995 French legislative election, the Socialist Party win 264 seats, with François Hollande expected to form a cohabitation agreement with the other left parties to become the next Prime Minister of France.
June 25th, 1995: Remembering Rangoon is released under MGM, in partnership with As You Wish Entertainment.
July 14th, 1995: Finding Nemo is released by Walt Disney Pictures, directed by Andrew Stanton, starring John Goodman as Fin, Amy Sedaris as Marla and Jonathan Taylor Thomas as Nemo.
July 19th, 1995: The first episode of No Worries airs on PFN.
July 28th, 1995: An American Werewolf in America is released under Fantasia Films, in partnership with Brooksfilm, directed by Mel Brooks, starring Christopher Lloyd as Tom Dick^note.
August 4th, 1995: Spider-Man 3 is released under MGM, in partnership with Marvel Productions, directed by Joss Whedon, starring Seth Green as Peter Parker/Spider-Man, Alicia Witt as Mary Jane Watson, Rachel Blanchard as Gwen Stacy and Joe Morton as Norman Osborn/Green Goblin.
August 13th, 1995: MCA/Universal and ABC/Hollywood announce an $8.5 billion cash-and-stock merger between them. The merger has Universal's TV studios merged into Universal-ABC Television (headed by Sumner Redstone, with Bob Iger as ABC President), while Universal Studios takes over Hollywood Pictures, Creator/Miramax, and Hollywood Animation under studio chairman/CEO Jeff Katzenberg (who takes over from the retiring Sidney Sheinberg, as well as becoming Universal’s CCO). MCA/Universal Chairman and CEO Lew Wasserman retire as well, to be replaced by ABC's Thomas Murphy as the new Chairman and CEO of Universal/ABC Entertainment Group.
August 18th, 1995: Assassins is released under Hyperion Pictures, directed by The Coen Brothers, starring Steve Buscemi as Robert Rath, Miguel Ferrer as Miguel Bain and Frances McDormand as Electra.
September 1st, 1995: Anansi Boys is released under Fantasia Films, in partnership with Skeleton Crew Productions, directed by Terrell Little and Henry Selick, starring Whoopi Goldberg and Eddie Murphy as Aunt Nancy/Anansi N’Anci, “DJ Jazzy” Jeff Townes as Amos “Mos” Nance and Will Smith as Andrew “Roo” Nance.
September 15th, 1995: Othello is released under Wildside Pictures^note, in partnership with As You Wish Entertainment, directed by Sidney Poiter, starring Delroy Lindo as Othello and Tim Curry as Iago.
September 22nd, 1995: Empire Records is released by Warner Brothers.
September 25th, 1995: The first episode of The Avengers airs on The Disney Channel.
October 2nd, 1995: NBC is bought by Disney from General Electric for $4.5 Billion.
October 14th, 1995: Howliday Inn is released by Walt Disney Pictures, in partnership with Skeleton Crew Productions.
October 21st, 1995: An Affair of State is released by Tri-Star Pictures, directed by Robert Redford, starring Robert Redford as President Andrew Shepherd, Meg Ryan as Agent Ellen Grissom, Glenn Close as Lucy McCulloch, David Paymer as Bob Rushford, Gary Sinise as A.J. MacInerney and Richard Dreyfuss as Lewis Rothschild.
October 24th, 1995: Mikhail Gorbachev's Communist Party suffers major electoral losses across the Union of Sovereign Republics in the country's first, open universal Parliamentary and Presidential elections, with Boris Yeltsin (who will become the next President of the USR) of the Democratic Union Party making major gains in the Duma and his protégé Boris Nemtsov assuming Yeltsin's place as leader of the DUP.
November 4th, 1995: Tiny Titans Three: Rams Rules is released by Walt Disney Pictures.
November 13th, 1995: The creation of the Kasumigaseki Redevelopment Group, a special government corporation tasked with overseeing the reconstruction of Kasumigaseki in the aftermath of the April 15th attack, and the Kasumigaseki Redevelopment Fund, a trust fund tasked with paying for the rebuilding, is announced.
November 23rd, 1995: Hiawatha is released by Walt Disney Pictures, directed by Mike Gabriel and Eric Goldberg, starring Gordon Tootoosis as Hiawatha, Floyd Red Crow Westerman as Crow, Irene Bedard^notesinging voice by Judy Kuhn as Minnehaha, Russell Means as Deganawida, James Apaumut Fall as Kwasind and Wes Studi as Tadodaho.
December 8th, 1995: On Spectral Evidence is released under Hyperion Pictures, in partnership with As You Wish Entertainment, directed by Rob Reiner.
December 22nd, 1995: The Touch of Beethoven is released under MGM, in partnership with Interscope Communications and PolyGram Entertainment.
January 5th, 1996: Dead Man Walking is released under MGM, in partnership with PolyGram Entertainment and Working Title.
January 12th, 1996: Matilda is released by Walt Disney Pictures, in partnership with Amblin Entertainment.
January 26th, 1996: Sleeping Beauty is re-released in theatres.
February 2nd, 1996: The Big Star is released under Hyperion Pictures.
February 12th, 1996: Pat Buchanan wins a narrow victory in the Presidential Caucus in Iowa, winning over Senator Bob Dole of Kansas.
February 16th, 1996: Rialto is released under Wildside Pictures, directed by Lizzie Borden, starring Susan Sarandon and James Spader.
February 21st, 1996: Pat Buchanan wins the 1996 New Hampshire primary with 28% of the vote to Bob Dole’s 22%.
February 30th, 1996: Sub-Par is released under Hyperion Pictures, in partnership with Brillstein-Grey Productions.
March 3rd, 1996: After a surprise upset loss to Former US Representative and Minority Whip Newt Gingrich in the South Carolina Primary, and underperformance in Arizona and both Dakota states, Senator Bob Dole announces his withdrawal from the 1996 Republican Presidential race and that he will endorse Gingrich for the office.
March 6th, 1996: Newt Gingrich sweeps the Super Tuesday primaries by winning commanding leads over Pat Buchanan.
March 15th, 1996: Brainard is released under Hyperion Pictures, directed by The Coen Brothers.
March 29th, 1996: Hansel & Gretel is released by Walt Disney Pictures, in partnership with Amblimation, directed by Phil Nibbelink, starring Nancy Cartwright as Hansel and Judith Barsi as Gretel and Bette Midler as Agnes the Witch.
April 12th, 1996: TMNT 3: Turtle Power! is released under Fantasia Films, directed by Terry Jones.
April 26th, 1996: Benji the Babysitter (Featuring Lassie and White Fang) is released by Walt Disney Pictures.
May 3rd, 1996: The final episode of Escape from Jurassic Park airs on Disney's ToonTown.
May 13th, 1996: Striptease is released under Hyperion Pictures, directed by Ted Raimi, starring Jennifer Jason Leigh as Erin Grant, Dean Winters as Darrell Grant and Burt Reynolds as Congressman David Dilbeck.
May 27th, 1996: Bottle Rocket is released under Wildside Pictures, directed by Wes Anderson, starring Owen Wilson.
June 7th, 1996: Savage Beasts is released under Hyperion Pictures, in partnership with HandMade Films, starring John Cleese, Kevin Klein, Michael Palin and Jamie Lee Curtis.
June 14th, 1996:
- The Swan Princess is released by Walt Disney Pictures, directed by Richard Rich and Andreas Deja, starring Paige O'Hara as Princess Odette, Richard White as Prince Siegfried, Tony Jay as Baron Rothbart and Helena Bonham Carter as Odile. It's accompanying short is Night at the Pond.
- US Secretary of State Zbigniew Brzezinski, USR Prime Minister Boris Nemtsov and European Commission President Jean-Luc Dehaene, along with Polish President Aleksander Kwaśniewski and other Eastern European representatives, announce in Warsaw, a deal for close economic and energy ties. The deal establishes trade relations and electrical power and resource standards between the United States, European Union, Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA), and USR, setting allowable tariff rates, establishing arbitration methods, and linking industrial standards whenever possible.
June 28th, 1996: Kayfabe is released under Hyperion Pictures, directed by Frank Darabont, starring Ron Perlman as George "The Gem" Jones.
July 3rd, 1996: X-Men is released under MGM, in partnership with Marvel Productions, directed by Richard Donner, starring Patrick Stewart as Professor Charles Xavier, Rachael Leigh Cook as Kitty Pride, Liev Schreiber as Logan/Wolverine, Christopher Lee as Erik “Magneto” Lensherr^noteThomas Dekker as young Erik, Malcolm McDowell as Reverend Stryker and John Slattery as Senator Kelly.
July 5th, 1996: US Customs And Border Patrol agents disrupt an arms-smuggling attempt on the Texas border, near Del Rio, capturing the smugglers and over 200 weapons (AK-47 assault rifles, Rocket Propelled Grenades and 9K38 “Grouse” Man-Portable Air Defense missiles).
July 17th, 1996: Freeing Weidí is released by Walt Disney Pictures.
July 26th, 1996: The Pits, a documentary about the troubled production of Paramount's The Money Pit, is aired on HBO.
August 3rd, 1996: At 9:38AM in Washington DC, a man armed with a 9K38 “Grouse” MANPAD attempts to shoot at Marine One as it comes in to land at the Ellipse, only for a Secret Service rooftop sniper to fatally shoot him, and prompting Marine One to land at the White House, and President Al Gore and the First Lady to be removed to an undisclosed location, then at 9:53AM, a Rocket Propelled Grenade is fired from a van at the entrance of the IRS Building, killing one employee and damaging the building's concrete façade. The attacker, ejected from the van by the RPG's back-blast, is killed by security when he draws a pistol, while the driver of the van makes an attempt to flee, only to be killed in an firefight with DCPD officers.
August 9th, 1996: The Road to Ruin is released under MGM, in partnership with Brooksfilm, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, starring Robin Williams as Sydney Devereaux and Wayne Brady as Tariq Brown.
August 15th, 1996: Judith Barsi appears on Fresh Air with Terry Gross.
August 16th, 1996: Former US Representative and Minority Whip Newt Gingrich of Georgia, and Senator John Ashcroft of Missouri are officially declared the Republican Presidential and Vice-Presidential candidates for the 1996 Presidential election.
August 23rd, 1996: Man on the Moon is released under Hyperion Pictures, in partnership with Skeleton Crew Productions, directed by Oliver Stone, starring Jim Carrey as Andy Kaufman.
August 28th, 1996: United States Representative from Missouri and Speaker of the House Richard "Dick" Gephardt accepts the nomination for Vice President of the United States at the Democratic National Convention, replacing Vice President Paul Tsongas, who formally announced his long-expected plans to retire as Vice President due to his cancer returning.
September 14th, 1996: The Tourist is released under Fantasia Films, in partnership with Skeleton Crew Productions, directed by David Cronenberg, starring Natasha Henstridge as Grace Riley, Peter Weller as Frogner, Julian Sands as Harry Sloane and Jaye Davidson as John Taiga.
September 16th, 1996: The first episode of Jumanji: The Animated Series airs on CBS' Cartoon City.
September 21st, 1996: A Small World is re-released in theatres.
September 28th, 1996: Our Southern Cause is released under Hyperion Pictures, in partnership with Brooksfilm, directed by Gene Wilder, starring Christopher McDonald as General Teddy Southern, Gary Cole as Lieutenant Johnny Rebbing and Whoopi Goldberg as Harriet Tubman.
October 4th, 1996: Bound is released under Hyperion Pictures, directed by The Wachowskis.
October 25th, 1996: The Hawkline Monster is released under Hyperion Pictures, in partnership with Columbia Pictures and Skeleton Crew Productions, directed by Clint Eastwood, starring Jack Nicholson and Clint Eastwood as Cameron and Greer.
November 5th, 1996: President Al Gore and Dick Gephardt win the 1996 Presidential Election against Republican candidate Newt Gingrich and Reform candidate Ross Perot.
November 28th, 1996: Medusa is released by Walt Disney Pictures, directed by John Musker and Ron Clements, starring Susan Egan as Medusa, Christian Slater as Perseus and Chris Barrie as Poseidon.
December 8th, 1996: Richie Rich's Royal Rumble! (Featuring Royal Roy) is released by Walt Disney Pictures, in partnership with Marvel Productions.
December 21st, 1996: Soul of the Game is released under MGM, in partnership with 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks.
January 10th, 1997: Puppets is released under Fantasia Films, in partnership with Propaganda Films, directed by David Fincher, starring Jeff Bridges as David Silver, John Malkovich as John D. Ashbury and Winona Ryder as Meg Mahan.
January 13th, 1997: At 7:04AM, in Mumbai, India, an American Airlines Boeing 747 is shot down by two SA-18 Grouse MANPADs after taking off from Sahar International Airport, crashing into the Mumbai suburbs, killing all 308 passengers and hundreds of Indian civilians. Then fourteen minutes later, a United Airlines Boeing 747 is badly damaged on the tip of it's left wing by an SA-18 after taking off from Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manilla, the Philippines, forcing the plane to make an emergency landing, with all passengers avoiding injury, while three minutes later, a Qantas Airbus A340 is struck in the main body by an SA-18 after taking off from Port Moresby International Airport in New Guinea, killing 18 passengers and injuring 27 (including 17 Americans), and forcing the plane to make an emergency landing in the ocean.
January 31st, 1997: As part of Operation Swift Justice, three cruise missiles launched from US warships hit targets in southern Afghanistan, striking sites believed to utilised by Al Qaeda as training camps, as presumed retaliations for the January 13th attacks.
February 14th, 1997: 101 Dalmatians is re-released in theatres.
February 21st, 1997: Principal Interest is released under Hyperion Pictures, starring Kevin Nealon.
March 7th, 1997: Return of the Killer Klowns from Outer Space is released under Fantasia Films, in partnership with Skeleton Crew Productions.
March 17, 1997: NGage, a teen/young adult programming block on Nickelodeon's Neptune Channel, is launched.
March 22nd, 1997: The Buddha of Sunset Strip is released under Hyperion Pictures, in partnership with Mike Zoss Productions, directed by the Coen Brothers, starring Jeff Bridges as Jeff "The Dude" Leibowitz, John Goodman as Walter and John Candy as Danny.
April 4th, 1997: Muckraker is released under Wildside Pictures, in partnership with Land of Oz Productions, directed by Frank Oz.
April 18th, 1997: Toots and the Upside Down House is released under Fantasia Films, in partnership with Skeleton Crew Productions, directed by Henry Selick and Rick Henricks.
May 9th, 1997: Ghostbusters: West Coast Ghosts is released under Fantasia Films, directed by Harold Ramis, starring Will Smith as Will Holmes, Jeff Goldblum as Daniel Roseman, Chris Farley as Jimmy Moran and Benicio del Toro as Alejandro Luis “Lou” Delgado.
May 23rd, 1997: The Diary of Anne Frank is released under MGM, in partnership with Amblin Entertainment, directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Natalie Portman as Anne Frank.
May 27th, 1997: The first episode of The Adventures of Kong airs on ABC's Kid Kingdom.
June 1st, 1997: The Manly or Gay? With Dirk and Donny Netcast make their inaugural post about He Man.
June 6th, 1997: Justice: The Bass Reeves Story is released under Hyperion Pictures, directed by Kevin Costner, starring Louis Gossett Jr. as Marshal Bass Reeves^noteTupac Shakur as young Bass and Gene Hackman as Bob Dozier.
June 13th, 1997: The Zoo in my House is released under Fantasia Films, in partnership with American Zoetrope, starring Glenn Close.
June 21st, 1997: The Nostalgia was Way Better when I was a Kid netsite posts an article about Legacy of the Jedi.
June 20th, 1997: The Lost World: Jurassic Park II is released under MGM, in partnership with Amblin Entertainment, directed by Sam Raimi, starring Winona Ryder as Dr. Sarah Harding, Tommy "Tiny" Lister Jr. as Roland Tembo, Ted Raimi as Nick Van Owen, Vanessa Lee Chester as Kelly Curtis and Bruce Campbell as Peter Ludlow.
July 2nd, 1997:
- Godzilla is released by Universal, in partnership with Toho, directed by Renny Harlin, starring Robin Williams as Colonel Joel Highwood, John Stamos as Private Ben Wasserman, Jack Black as PFC Larry Morton and Steve Buscemi as Dr. Henry Saperstein.
- The Secret Life of Toys is released by Walt Disney Pictures, directed by John Lasseter, starring Tim Allen as Cowboy Cody and Antonio Banderas as Captain Benjamin "Buzz" Lightspeed. It's accompanying short is Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway.
July 4th, 1997: Dale S. Chippenham and Levi Gene Lee of Yuba City, California, are arrested by California State Police after their attempt of blowing up the Hollywood Sign results in only destroying the "D".
July 9th, 1997: At the entry gate to Disneyland in Anaheim, California, two people are killed and five people are injured by a single shooter armed with two TEC-9 semi-automatic pistols, before the shooter, Kyle Harrison, is shot and killed by security.
July 13th, 1997: After the EU signs a similar deal with BAE Systems earlier in the month, the Lockheed Martin Corporation signs a $50 million emergency contract with the FAA, to develop and deploy jamming systems for civilian airliners, to protect them from MANPADs.
July 25th, 1997: The Fantastic Four is released under MGM, in partnership with Marvel Productions, directed by Leonard Nimoy, starring Pierce Brosnan as Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic, Michelle Pfeiffer as Sue Storm/Invisible Woman, Keanu Reeves as Johnny Storm/Human Torch, Tommy "Tiny" Lister Jr., as Ben Grimm/Thing and Ralph Fiennes as Victor von Doom.
July 31st, 1997: A Touch of Magic: A Harry Fletcher Story is first published in the UK by Puffin Books (part of Penguin Books).
August 1st, 1997: Frank Wells announces that he would retire as CEO of Disney at the end of the fiscal year, with COO Stan Kinsey to be named the new CEO.
August 5th, 1997: Jimmy Buffett and Chairman Jim Henson cut the ribbon on the new Margaritaville bar and restaurant at Pleasure Island on Lake Buena Vista at Walt Disney World.
August 8th, 1997: Man on the Moon is released under MGM, in partnership with Skeleton Crew Productions.
August 13th, 1997: New York State Attorney General Kathy Burstein is shot and killed in Rochester, New York, by a single shooter armed with a handgun during a re-election campaign event for Senator Geraldine Ferraro. The shooter is arrested.
August 18th, 1997: Jim Henson receives a letter from Yuri Kovalenko, an prominent arms dealer. The letter is handed over to the FBI for analysis after Henson shows the letter to his head of security, "Sonny".
August 23rd, 1997: In Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, a truck loaded with an estimated 3000 to 5000 pounds of explosives, attempts to enter King Abdulaziz Air Base, only to detonate at the gate at around 2:32AM Saudi time, killing and injuring many US service personnel, most of them USAF Security Police, and people living in the adjacent structures.
August 29th, 1997:
- Terminator 3: No Fate is released by Orion Pictures, directed by John McTiernan, starring Linda Hamilton as Sarah Connor, Zachery Ty Bryan as John Connor, Arnold Schwarzenegger as Sgt. David Wagner, Bruce Willis as General John Connor, Bryce Dallas Howard as Allison Williams and Sigourney Weaver as T-900/Skynet.
- Moneymaker is released under MGM, in partnership with Phoenix Pictures, directed by and starring River Phoenix.
September 2nd, 1997: Maus is re-released in theatres.
September 16th, 1997: Broadway Brawler is released by Walt Disney Pictures, directed by Peter Faiman, starring Bruce Willis and Maura Tierney.
September 28th, 1997: US Customs and Border Patrol agents, working in cooperation with the Mexican Federal Police, launch a pre-dawn raid, acting on an anonymous tip, near the city of Eagle Pass, Texas (within the vicinity of the US/Mexico border). They capture a French citizen, Zacarias Moussaoui, with suspected links to Al Qaeda, while he was meeting with a group of Mexican citizens alleged to be a part of the Sinaloa Drug Gang, as well as several “Grouse” man portable air defense (MANPAD) weapons, Kalashnikov style assault rifles, rocket propelled grenades, hand grenades, explosives, and other weapons.
October 6th, 1997: The auction for Sue the Tyrannosaurus rex is held, lasting nine minutes until the Smithsonian wins the bid at over $9.08 million.
October 17th, 1997: The Celery Stalks at Midnight is released under Fantasia Films, in partnership with Skeleton Crew Productions.
October 31st, 1997: Mort is re-released in theatres.
November 1st, 1997: At 4AM, the Beatrice AD oil rig, located in the Beatrice Oil Field, 22 kilometers offshore of Helmsdale, Scotland, suffers a large explosion after one of it's pumps ruptures, heavily damaging the neighbouring Beta platform and causing a massive fire that could be seen on the mainland, in addition to an oil spill in the Moray Firth. Response comes rapidly, from the Coast Guard, the Royal Navy as well as fire boats and rescue helicopters. Out of the 180 people employed on the rig, 120 people are killed.
November 12th, 1997: The Musical Monsters of Turkey Hollow is released by Walt Disney Pictures, directed by Cheryl Henson, starring Drake Bell as Tim Emmerson, Amber Tamblyn as Annie Emmerson, Matthew Modine as Ron Emmerson and Madeline Kahn as Aunt Cly.
November 19th, 1997: The Trektronic Netsite posts an article about Star Trek VI: The Last Voyage.
November 26th, 1997: Kindred Spirits is released by Walt Disney Pictures, in partnership with Skeleton Crew Productions, directed by Terrell Little and Kathy Zielinski, starring Will Smith as Achilles Bonaventure, Cindy Herron as Céline Honoré, Maxine Jones as Marie LaVieux and John Goodman as Jean Font le Roy. It's accompanying short is The Big Party, with Boudreaux and ‘Laina.
December 12th, 1997: Sleepy Hollow is released under Fantasia Films, in partnership with Skeleton Crew Productions, directed by Tim Burton, starring River Phoenix as Ichabod Crane, Helena Bonham Carter as Katrina Van Tassel and Christopher Walken as the Hessian^noteRay Park as the Headless Horseman.
December 15th, 1997: Lilian Disney suffers a minor stroke. As her grandson Walt Disney Miller was visiting her, after having produced an episode of The Wonderful World of Disney, he was able to get her medical attention. After a brief hospital stay, in which Lillian has only lost sight in her left eye due to damage to her right occipital lobe, she returns to her West Hollywood home with a full-time nurse to care for her as she recovered.
January 4th, 1998: The new cable channel, Smithsonian TV (known as SITV), debuts with the documentary America at War as its first show to be aired.
January 9th, 1998: The Hand that Made the House is released by Walt Disney Pictures, in partnership with Kickin’ Studios^note.
January 16th, 1998: Flamer is released under Wildside Pictures.
January 30th, 1998: Coyote Blue is released under Hyperion Pictures, starring Steve Reevis as Samuel Hunter/Samson Hunts Alone, Floyd Red Crow Westerman as Old Man Coyote, Heather Graham as Calliope and Jason Alexander as Aaron Aaron.
February 13th, 1998: Aladdin is re-released in theatres.
February 20th, 1998: Crossed by the Border is released under Hyperion Pictures, starring Selena, A. B. Quintanilla and Eva Longoria as Maria.
March 6th, 1998: What Dreams May Come is released under Walt Elias Disney Signature Series, in partnership with Studio Ghibli, Interscope Communications and PolyGram Entertainment, with dubbing by Tom Hanks as Chris, Brad Garrett as Robert and Jude Barsi as Ann.
March 13th, 1998: Edwards and Hunt is released under Hyperion Pictures, directed by Christopher Guest, starring Hugh Grant as Leslie Edwards and Chris Farley as Bartholomew Hunt.
March 20th, 1998: Roger Rabbit: Bunny in the ‘Burbs is released by Walt Disney Pictures, directed by Joe Dante, starring Paul Reubens as Roger Rabbit, Kathleen Turner as Jessica Rabbit, Michael Imperioli as Reggie Rabbit, Christina Hendricks as Jenny Rabbit, John Turturro as Tom Stepford and Amy Sedaris as Angela Stepford.
April 3rd, 1998: The X-Files: I Want to Believe is released under Fantasia Films, in partnership with Paramount Pictures.
April 17th, 1998: Casper 2 is released by Walt Disney Pictures, in partnership with Amblin Entertainment.
May 4th, 1998: On ScriptLeaks.net, Jedi-Mauk101 posts a leaked copy of George Lucas and Frank Darabont’s original film treatment for Star Wars: Episode I - A Darkness Rising.
May 5th, 1998: Wall Street Journal, in collaboration with Time Atlantic, launches a cable news network, Wall Street Journal TV.
May 8th, 1998: Double Whammy is released under Hyperion Pictures, in partnership with Mike Zoss Productions.
May 15th, 1998: Burning Bridges is released under Hyperion Pictures, directed by Gus Van Sant, starring Lloyd Bridges, Jeff Bridges and Beau Bridges.
June 4th, 1998: In response to rumours in The Sun, The National Enquirer and other newspapers, of an affair between him and Elton John, Freddie Mercury gives a press conference to deny such rumours and officially speak on his homosexuality.
June 5th, 1998: X-Men 2: Rise of the Sentinels is released under MGM, in partnership with Marvel Productions.
June 8th, 1998: President Al Gore meets with Mexican Foreign Affairs Secretary Rosario Green, Finance Secretary Angel Gurria, Interior Secretary Francisco Labastida and the founder and CEO of Sunray Holdings Bank Valentyn Davydenko (a close friend and advisor to Mexican President Luis Colosio and his administration) at the White House.
June 13th, 1998: Robert Downey Jr. is killed in a traffic collision on the I-5 near the I-10 merge and downtown LA, due to a driver using a cell phone.
June 19th, 1998: Ender's Game is released under Fantasia Films, in partnership with Fresco Pictures, directed by Caroline Thompson, starring Haley Joel Osment as Ender, Tommy Lee Jones as Colonel Hyrum Graff, Temuera Morrison as Mazer Rackham and Hayden Panettiere as Valentine.
July 1st, 1998: The Poet and the Dragon is released by Walt Disney Pictures, directed by Rob Minkoff and Andreas Deja, starring Jonathan Ke Quan as Meng Yun^notesinging by Donny Osmond, Lucy Liu as Longzhu^notesinging by Lea Salonga, and Mako as King Yan. It's accompanying short is The Legend of Fa Mulan.
July 15th, 1998: Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time is released by Walt Disney Pictures, in partnership with Lucasfilm, directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Jay Baruchel as Will Denison, Sam Elliott as Arthur Denison, Scarlet Johansson as Sylvia Romano, Julia Roberts as Oriana Nascava and Pete Postlethwaite as Lee Crab.
August 6th, 1998:
- President Al Gore signs the Immigration Reform and Border Security Act into law.
- In the midst of an stock battle with the Good Shepherd Group, an alliance between activist investor Nelson Peltz of the Trian Hedge Fund, Reverend Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson, Stan Kroenke and Roger Stone, as well as Ted Turner, Jim Henson is approached by a man known as "Mr. E.", who offers fourteen million dollars for photographs on one of the Shepherds in a "compromising position" as potential blackmail material. After taking a day to think it over, Henson turns down the offer.
August 7th, 1998: Black Panther is released under MGM, in partnership with Marvel Productions, directed by Ernest Dickerson, starring Wesley Snipes as T'Challa/Black Panther, Clive Owen as M’Windaji/White Wolf, Mickey Rourke as Ulysses Klaw and Michael Clarke Duncan as M'Baku.
August 9th, 1998: In an attempt to defuse the Shepherds and prevent an larger, uglier proxy war, the full Disney Board of Directors, including the Associate Directors, are assembled by Jim Henson, who announces his plan to retire as Chairman of the Walt Disney Entertainment Company, with Roy Disney recommended as his successor, and Diane Disney Miller recommended as Vice Chair.
August 10th, 1998: While Jim Henson takes the day off with his children to Catalina Island, the Disney Board of Directors debate Jim's offer to resign.
August 11th, 1998: Jim Henson returns to the board, where Acting Chairman Roy Disney announces the board's decision that Henson’s offer to step down for the Chair of the Disney Board of Directors has been rejected on an unanimous vote.
August 21st, 1998: An American Werewolf in Paris is released under Fantasia Films.
August 23rd, 1998: The Kids Are Alright premiers on PFN.
September 4th, 1998: Muppets in: The Nick of Time is released by Walt Disney Productions, starring Rowan Atkinson as Nick Parsley.
September 11th, 1998: Smoke Signals is released under Wildside Pictures, in partnership with ShadowCatcher Entertainment, directed by Chris Eyre.
September 14th, 1998:
- Governor Leonid Kravchuk of the Sovereign State of the Ukraine, announces an agreement-in-principal for a “regional trade arrangement” with the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA).
- Disney holds a shareholder's meeting at the Walt Disney World Convention Center, between the Disney Board and the Good Shepherd Group. After hearing a representative of the Shepherds make a speech detailing on how Disney's leadership (specifically Jim Henson) has failed to properly address the concerns of its shareholders by pursuing questionable strategic goals, allowed "the good name of Walt Disney to be tarnished" through pursuing productions deemed "immoral and Unamerican" and had allowed their personal politics and beliefs to cloud them to the will of the shareholders, among numerous other "charges", before calling for the removal of Henson and Stan Kinsey, Disney's "defense" is made by the "Legal Weasels"^noteDisney's legal team, successfully countering every "charge" the Shepherds made against them with the help of "surprise witnesses". Then, Lillian Marie Bounds Disney makes a speech in which she and her family have agreed to support Jim Henson, followed on by Roy speaking that he stands with Jim. A furious Falwell is made to leave, whilst the other Shepherds storm out. Therefore, with the Good Shepherd Group marginalised, many of them commence a sell-off and stock price plunge, leaving only a rump Good Shepherd Group, led by Peltz, accounting for 3.6% of the outstanding shares.
September 22nd, 1998: Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian is released under Fantasia Films, in partnership with Skeleton Crew Productions, directed by Steve Chiodo, starring Winona Ryder as Lydia, Jemaine Clement as Kimo, Wayne Brady as Beetlejuice and Christopher Walken as Maxwell Shriek.
October 2nd, 1998: Robin Hood is re-released in theatres.
October 16th, 1998: Transhuman is released under Fantasia Films, in partnership with Skeleton Crew Productions, directed by the Wachowskis, starring River Phoenix as Vincent Freeman.
October 31st, 1998: The Nostalgia was Way Better when I was a Kid Netsite posts an article about Something Wicked This Way Comes.
November 3rd, 1998: In the Midterm Election, the Republicans gain 6 seats in the Senate, with the Democrats losing 6 and Reform maintaining 4, resulting in a 48/48 tie between the two major parties. With the office of President Pro Tempore in flux, the seat will be filled on a rotating billet between the Republicans' Strom Thurmond, the Democrats' Richard Byrd and Reform's Ben Nighthorse Campbell. The Republicans gain 11 seats in the House of Representatives at the expense of the Democrats, leading to a razor-thin 214 to 212 seat plurality, with the the 8 Reform Representatives preventing any party from an outright majority.
November 11th, 1998: Charlie Foxtrot is released under Wildside Pictures.
November 14th, 1998:
- The FBI and the ATF, along with numerous federal, state and local law enforcement agencies conduct a series of raids, arrests, and other legal enforcement actions, dubbed "Operation Clean Sweep", against numerous groups and individuals known and suspected to be associated with Sword of Liberty and other MWNOs (Militant White Nationalist Organizations). Most of the raids succeed without serious violence, with casualties minimal and over three dozen suspects captured. However, law enforcement encounters violent resistance with cells in Texas, Montana and Arizona (resulting in several deaths), whilst a ranch in Maricopa County, Arizona is besieged by Federal law enforcement.
- The Trektronic Netsite posts an article about Star Trek V: The Final Frontier.
November 25th, 1998: Heart of Ice is released by Walt Disney Pictures, directed by Brenda Chapman and Kevin Lima, starring Lea Salonga as Gerda, Richard Dempsey as Kai, Angela Lansbury as Grandma Amelia, Bernadette Peters as Liva/The Snow Queen and Tom Aldredge as Baron Bendt von Teuffel. It's accompanying short is The Trouble with Trolls.
December 10th, 1998: Crossed is released under MGM, in partnership with 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, directed by Spike Lee, starring Chris Kelly as Rolls, Aaliyah as Jewel, Tupac Shakur as Mercury and Biggie as Baller.
December 18th, 1998: Titanic is released by 20th Century Studios, directed by James Cameron, starring Ethan Hawke as Jack Dawson and Neve Campbell as Rose DeWitt.
January 15th, 1999: Sober is released under MGM, in partnership with Warner Brothers^noteearly production and Sikelia Productions, directed by Martin Scorsese and Robert Downey Jr.^note, starring Robert Downey Jr. as Robert Jericho and Chris Farley as Franky O'Malley.
February 12th, 1999: The Bamboo Princess is re-released in theatres.
February 26th, 1999: Coraline is released under Fantasia Films, in partnership with Skeleton Crew Productions, directed by Henry Selick, starring Jude Barsi as Coraline. It's accompanying short is Spider and Fly.
March 7th, 1999: The final episode of Jumanji: The Animated Series airs on CBS' Cartoon City.
March 12th, 1999: Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk is released under MGM, in partnership with 40 Acres and a Mule Productions, starring Wayne Brady and Savion Glover.
March 17th, 1999: Taxi Story is released under Universal Studios' Hollywood Pictures, directed by and starring Robert DeNiro as Richard “Rick” Giuliano and Joe Pesci as Jake Sabatini.
April 9th, 1999: The Next Big Thing is released under Hyperion Pictures, directed by Frank Oz, starring Steve Martin and Wayne Brady.
April 16th, 1999: An Alien in the Family is re-released in theatres.
April 19th, 1999: Acting on information from confidential sources and and an investigation into transportation company Fischbach Transportation, the FBI, ATF and local law enforcement (the Ankeny Police Department, Polk County Sheriff's Office and Iowa State Patrol) conducts a raid on an Fischbach Transportation distribution center and warehouse in Ankeny, Iowa, as well as the offices of Fischbach Transportation in the Ruan Center building in Des Moines. Numerous of executives arrested by the FBI included the company founder, CEO and president, James Prescott Fischbach (former US Army Captain), who is arrested at the Des Moines Club.
May 14th, 1999: The Nostalgia was Way Better when I was a Kid netsite posts an article about Labyrinth, Little Shop of Horrors, The Neverending Story: The Next Chapter, and Return to Oz.
May 19th, 1999: The Mighty Thor is released under MGM, in partnership with Marvel Productions and Renaissance Pictures, directed by Sam Raimi, starring Brad Pitt as Thor Odinson, Daniel Craig as Donald Blake^noteJonathan Lipnicki as young Donald Blake, Lili Taylor as Jane Foster, Doug Jones as Ulik, Frank Welker as the voice of Jormungandr and Ulik, and David Tennant as Loki Laufeyson.
June 16th, 1999: Bug Life is released by Walt Disney Pictures, directed by Carole Holliday, starring Tupac Shakur as Flit, Patrick Warburton as Raid, Aaliyah as Princess/Queen Dorylina, Nichelle Nichols as Queen Zigri, Meryl Streep as Queen Leptani, Christopher Walken as General Myrmic and Ice Cube as General Formic.
June 18th, 1999: The final episode of The Avengers airs on The Disney Channel.
July 19th, 1999: Vice President Mohamed Farrah Aidid of Somalia is assassinated.
July 2nd, 1999: Captain America is released under MGM, in partnership with Marvel Productions, directed by Ron Howard, starring Matthew McConaughey as Steve Rogers/Captain America, Jamie Foxx as James Buchanan “Bucky” Barnes, Denzel Washington as James "Rhodey" Rhodes and Udo Kier as Johann Schmidt/Red Skull.
July 10th, 1999: In the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Final in Pasadena, California, the US Women's soccer team wins 1-0 over China with a late goal by Mia Hamm. The final is aired on Rupert Murdoch's Sports Century channel.
July 16th, 1999: American Beauty is released under Hyperion Pictures, directed by Sam Mendes, starring Helen Hunt as Linda Harrington, Jeff Daniels as Craig Harrington, Angela Bettis as Jane Harrington, Rose McGowan as Sidney and James Marsden as Ricky Fitts.
July 18th, 1999: The Nostalgia was Way Better when I was a Kid Netsite posts an article about Ghostbusters II: Who You Gonna Call Now.
August 6th, 1999: Vinland is released under MGM.
August 20th, 1999: Moonwalker: The Michael Jackson Story is released under MGM, in partnership with Amblin Entertainment, directed by Ray Manzarek, starring Wentworth Miller as Michael Jackson^noteKyle Massey as young Michael.
August 21st, 1999: The Nostalgia was Way Better when I was a Kid Netsite posts an article about Ringworld.
September 1st, 1999: In Warsaw, on the 60th anniversary of the German/Soviet invasion of Poland, the Central European Free Trade Agreement formally declares and signs it's commitment to mutual self-defense and neutrality in any NATO-USR conflict, causing Russian nationalists to deem CEFTA a direct threat to the USR and demanding President Yeltsin to take action (with leaders of the Russian People’s Party, who are demanding a new election, allegedly holding meetings with FSB director Vladimir Putin, causing rumours of a potential coup).
September 3rd, 1999: Vote Kinky! is released under Hyperion Pictures.
September 12th, 1999: The Numbskull Nate’s Nostalgic Nintendo Netsite posts an article about The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!.
September 13th, 1999: After six seasons, the hour-long finale epilogue episode of Sailor Moon premiers.
September 17th, 1999: Shrek! is re-released in theatres.
October 4th, 1999: When Dinosaurs Roam premiers on the BBC.
October 15th, 1999: Elmo in Grouchtown is released by Walt Disney Pictures, in partnership with Children's Television Workshop, directed by Kevin Clash. It's accompanying short is Waggle Wonderland.
November 1st, 1999: The Nostalgia was Way Better when I was a Kid Netsite posts an article about Space Police.
November 13th, 1998: The Six in Violence! Netlog posts an article about the 6 Best Non-Franchise (at the time) Action Films of 1987.
November 14th, 1999: The final episode of The Adventures of Kong airs on ABC's Kid Kingdom.
November 23th, 1999: The Six in Violence Netsite posts an article about the 6 Best Non-Franchise (at the time) Action Films of 1989.
November 25th, 1999: City of the Sun is released by Walt Disney Pictures, directed by Kathy Zielinski and Mark Dindal, starring Antonio Banderas as Tizic, Andy García as Kinich, Salma Hayek as Nicté Há and Gloria Estefan as Xtabay. It's accompanying short is Chechen and Chacah.
December 17th, 1999: Arti fice is released under Fantasia Films, in partnership with Amblin Entertainment, directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Ahmed Best as Ainsley and Jake Lloyd as Toby.
December 19th, 1999: Jane Nebel Henson brings a live performance of Nativity, a Bunraku-inspired puppetry recreation of the Christmas story, executive produced by Major League Baseball (MLB) Commissioner George W. Bush and funded by the Walt Disney Company, to the Immaculate conception Church in San Diego.
December 30th, 1999: As part of the New Millennium Celebration (or D2K as it is known), Disney resorts around the world starts their countdown towards the Millennium, beginning at Disneytown Sydney in Australia, jumping an hour later to Tokyo Disneyland, then Disneytown Hong Kong and through the time zones of Europe, reaching EPCOT, then through the Disneytowns in each North American timezone, to Disneyland and DisneySea, before reaching the Aloha Disney Resort in Hawaii.
December 31st, 1999: At EPCOT, 24-hour celebrations are held, hosted by Wayne Brady and consisted of a Countdown Concert with The Artist Formerly Known as Prince and The Revolution performing "1999" as well as a performance of Harry Belafonte's "Turn the World Around".

2000 - 2009

January 12th, 2000: Fantasia is re-released in theatres.
January 26th, 2000: Ballers is released under Hyperion Pictures, starring Terry Crews and Will Ferrell.
February 11th, 2000: Musicana is re-released in theatres.
February 22nd, 2000: James Fischbach is found dead in his cell at Polk County Jail, while awaiting the start of his trial. The U.S Marshals Service, the FBI, Iowa State Police and other law enforcement agencies investigate his death, while the Polk County Medical Examiner performs an autopsy.
March 3rd, 2000: Disco Kings is released under Hyperion Pictures, in partnership with As You Wish Entertainment.
March 6th, 2000: President Al Gore orders the deployment of around 10,000 US military personnel (with the 1st Marine Expeditionary Unit and other military forces) to the provinces of North and South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as part of the French-led United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), which is tasked with providing stability and security in support of the Christmas Day ceasefire in the ongoing Congolese Civil War.
March 17th, 2000: The Matrix is released under Fantasia Films, in partnership with Skeleton Crew Productions, directed by the Wachowskis, starring Brandon Lee as Thomas “Neo” Anderson, Salma Hayek as Trinity, Gary Oldman as Morpheus and Hugo Weaving as Agent Smith.
March 21st, 2000: The final episode of No Worries airs on PFN.
April 1st, 2000: Animatronic firm Totally Fun Entertainment announces a three-way all-stock merger with Yagher Designs and Rhythm and Hues to form Dreamcatcher Designs.
April 9th, 2000: Tortoise V. Hare is released by Penguin Pictures^note, in partnership with Aardman Entertainment, directed by Peter Lord and Nick Park, starring Paul Whitehouse as Harry the Hare, Phil Daniels as Morris the Tortoise, and Mel Gibson as Taffy.
April 21st, 2000: Americana is released under the Walter Elias Disney Signature Series.
May 4th, 2000: On ScriptLeaks.net, Jedi-Mauk101 posts a leaked copy of George Lucas and Frank Darabont’s original Film Treatment for Star Wars: Episode II - The Hidden Army.
May 9th, 2000:
- Iron Man is released under MGM, in partnership with Marvel Productions, directed by Michael Mann, starring Nicolas Cage as Tony Stark/Iron Man^note, Denzel Washington as James Rhodes, Robin Wright as Pepper Potts^note and Stanley Tucci as Obadiah Stane/Iron Monger^noteyoung Obadiah portrayed by Matt Bomer.
- In the Gulf of Mexico, the US Coast Guard cutter USCGC Chincoteague (WPB-1320), after intercepting a small cigar boat that had been disabled by Coast Guard aircraft on suspicion of drug smuggling, was sunk after an massive explosion occurred in the boat whilst undergoing boarding operations, killing or injuring several of the crew. Despite the efforts of the Chinoteague's crew, the damage lead to the ship's sinking, although damage control efforts enabled all crew and casualties to be safely evacuated to responding US Navy vessels. Radiation detection equipment measures a large radioactive cloud emanating from the detonation area, leading to precautionary shelter-in-place orders being issued for southern and western Florida (although the measures radiation levels did not peak significantly over populated areas) and responding navy and coast guard personnel placed under close watch for signs of radiation exposure. In later months, the explosion is declared an attempted act of international terrorism by the US State Department, and with evidence linking the radiation signature to spent nuclear fuel from a Soviet-era nuclear waste dump in the USR State of Kazakhstan, the State Department determines that Al Qaeda initiated the effort and was attempting to smuggle in explosives and radioactive waste into the country in order to set off a dirty bomb. President Gore responds with retaliatory airstrikes against Al Qaeda linked targets in southern Afghanistan, and stepping up efforts to support the Northern Alliance faction, led by Ahmad Shah Massoud, against the Taliban in the ongoing Afghan Civil War.
May 20th, 2000: Sparky is released under Walt Disney Productions, directed by Jorgen Klubien, starring William H. Macy as Sparky, Bonnie Hunt as Sally, Burt Reynolds as Smokey and Michael Keaton as Hot Rod.
June 7th, 2000: X3: Rise of the Phoenix is released under MGM, in partnership with Marvel Productions, directed by Caroline Thompson.
June 21st, 2000: Susurrus is released under Fantasia Films, in partnership with Skeleton Crew Productions, directed by Jude Barsi, starring Fairuza Balk, Ian McDiarmid, Elijah Wood, Jaye Davidson and Keith David.
June 23rd, 2000: Godzilla 2 is released by Universal, in partnership with Toho, directed by Renny Harlin, staring Steve Buscemi as Dr. Henry Saperstein, John Stamos as Ben Wasserman, Robert Redford as John Wasserman, Jack Black as Larry Morton, Jennifer Aniston as Dr. Lorelei "Lori" Andrews and William Shatner as Senator Joseph Wilkins.
July 1st, 2000: Journey to the Center of the Earth is released by Walt Disney Pictures, in partnership with Amblimation, directed by Michael and Patty Peraza, starring Sam Elliott as Henry Pike, Rita Moreno as Donna Emmanuella de la Playa Larga de los Angeles de Oceana, Kaan Kalyon as Emir Nemo Gizem, Geoffrey Holder as Captain Henry Barbarossa, Marina Sirtis as Dr. Olympia Hera, Mohammed Amer as Emir Sinbad al Salaam, and Randall Duk Kim as Dr. Niányú Jīnzi.
July 15th, 2000: Superbia is released under MGM, starring Wayne Brady as Josh Out #177583962, Idina Menzel as Elizabeth and Fredi Walker as Roi.
August 2nd, 2000: Former Vice President Danforth “Dan” Quayle accepts the Republican nomination for President, with Governor Alfonse "Al" D'Amato as his running mate, after having holding onto second place behind Florida Governor John Ellis "Jeb" Bush in Iowa, and falling in third in New Hampshire behind Bush and Senator John McCain, only to become the front runner on Super Tuesday, holding on against Bush.
August 4th, 2000: The Little Mermaid is re-released in theatres.
August 7th, 2000: The Avengers is released under MGM, in partnership with Marvel Productions, directed by Ernest Dickerson.
August 16th, 2000: Vice President Richard “Dick” Gephardt accepts the Democratic Party nomination for President, with Governor of Texas Ann Richards as his running mate.
August 17th, 2000: The Nostalgia was Way Better when I was a Kid netsite posts an article about The Land Before Time.
August 18th, 2000: The Nostalgia was Way Better when I was a Kid netsite posts an article about DinoSafari! With Jacques Savage.
August 20th, 2000: The Nostalgia was Way Better when I was a Kid netsite posts an article about The Lost World: Jurassic Park II and Dinotopia.
September 1st, 2000: Souls in Flux is released under Hyperion Pictures, in partnership with As You Wish Entertainment.
September 22nd, 2000: Untouchable is released under Wildside Pictures.
October 13th, 2000: Cutting Remarks is released under Hyperion Pictures.
October 21st, 2000: Prime Minister Boris Nemtsov of the Democratic Union Party, is narrowly elected President of the USR in a three-way battle with candidates of the United Democratic Party (known as Yabloko) and the Russian People's Party, replacing the retiring Boris Yeltsin.
November 7th, 2000: Richard “Dick” Gephardt and Ann Richards win the 2000 Presidential Election.
November 11th, 2000: War Stories is re-released in theatres.
November 23rd, 2000: Invincible is released by Walt Disney Pictures, directed by Mark Dindal and Mike Gabriel, starring Aamir Khan as Rama, Karisma Kapoor as Sita, Aasif Mandvi as Lakshmana, Hank Azaria as Hanuman and Gary Oldman as Ravana.
December 15th, 2000: Dragonlance: The Legacy of Raistlin is released under Fantasia Films, in partnership with Marvel Productions, directed by Joe Johnston, starring Tom Hardy as Sir Gadril.
December 31st, 2000: The D2K1 celebration is held to end the year-long "D2K Celebration".
March 14th, 2001: Seven U.S. soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division are killed, with fifteen wounded, in an intense firefight in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
April, 2001: Jim Henson retires as Chairman and Chief Creative Officer of Walt Disney Entertainment Company.
May 1st, 2001: Under the orders of USR President Boris Nemtsov, units of the Army of the Union of Sovereign Republics, conduct multiple raids in Moscow and other regional capitals and cities to arrest top USR officials (including FSB Director Vladimir Putin) and opposition politicians from the Russian People's Party.
May 20th, 2001: An Immigrant’s Tale is released by Universal Studios, directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Linda Lavin as Rebecca Zlotkin^noteyoung Rebecca played by Natalie Portman, Lauren Bacall as Shoshanah Zlotkin^note, Jonathan Lipnicki as Abraham Zlotkin, Phoebe Cates as Frieda Zlotkin, Tony Goldwyn as Saul Zlotkin and Tom Hanks as Joseph Gallatin.
November 14th, 2001: A Touch of Magic is released by Penguin Pictures, directed by Alan Parker.
May 4th, 2002: On ScriptLeaks.net, Jedi-Mauk101 posts a leaked copy of Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith.
May 9th, 2002: Al Qaeda detonates a dirty bomb, similar to that used in the Chincoteague attack, in Bismarck, North Dakota, killing twelve, injuring twenty-seven and producing a radiation cloud that will sicken hundreds.
May 10th, 2002: US Navy aircraft and missiles strike numerous Al Qaeda and Taliban targets in southern Afghanistan. President Gephardt pledges more military aid to the Northern Alliance.
May 13th, 2002: Animation Nation posts an article about FernGully: The Last Rainforest.
August 20th, 2002: The Mad About Muppets with Mad Molly Moolah netsite posts an article about Muppets on Broadway.
November 14th, 2002: The Nostalgia was Way Better when I was a Kid netsite posts an article about Sunbow Entertainment.
April 18th, 2003: Waggle Rock: Welcome to the Rock! is released, directed by Jerry Nelson, starring Phil Hartman as Eric Corpman, Evan Rachel Wood as Carol Richards, Haley Joel Osment as Joe Richards, Daryl Sabara as Jack Richards, Jodie Foster as Jean Stevenson, Mark Harmon as George Stevenson and David Ogden Stiers as Doctor Donald "Don" Richards. It's accompanying short is Muppets in Space!
June 23rd, 2003: Godzilla 3 is released by Universal Studios, in partnership with Toho, directed by Renny Harlin, starring Steve Buscemi as Dr. Henry Saperstein, John Stamos as Ben Wasserman, Jack Black as Larry Morton, Jennifer Aniston as Dr. Lorelei "Lori" Andrews and Dermot Morgan as Gregory Pickersgill.
July 12th, 2003: In the USR, a series of large scale military exercises are launched, causing concern within Beijing, NATO and CEFTA.
August 19th, 2003: The Nostalgia was Way Better when I was a Kid netsite posts an article about Hooked!.
September 4th, 2003: After the failure of Solar Horizons, LLC, the latest in a series of renewable energy companies to fail, the NASDAQ plunges to over 6% due to a massive selloff of Green Tech Sector stocks.
January 19th, 2004: Retlaw Enterprises and Shamrock Holdings announce an all-stock merger between them, forming Calumet Holdings, a single company for managing and proportionately allocating all Disney family possessions. The deal gives both the family of Walt Disney and Roy Disney combined a 29.5% stake in the Disney company, with the Henson Family’s Henson Arts Holdings claiming the second highest stake at 22%.
February 12th, 2004: The Nostalgia was Way Better when I was a Kid netsite posts an article about Dragonlance.
April 13th, 2004: The Mad About Muppets with Mad Molly Moolah netsite posts an article about Oliver and the Dodger and an article about Muppets: Impossible.
April 21st, 2004: The Mad About Muppets with Mad Molly Moolah netsite posts an article about The Muppets do Shakespeare.
May 5th, 2004: Henry Hironimus Hale posts an article on the Hale Hollywood! Netlog about summer 1984 blockbusters.
June 10th, 2004: Bongo Studios' Bart & Lisa’s Not-So-Excellent Adventure is distributed by Walt Disney Pictures, starring Nancy Cartwright as Bart Simpson, Yeardley Smith as Lisa Simpson, Jude Barsi as Maggie Simpson and Corey Burton as Master Mind. It's accompanying short is A Flight With Appa.
September 25th, 2004: The Mad About Muppets with Mad Molly Moolah netsite posts an article about Muppets on television from 1989 to 1991.
November 2nd, 2004: Senator John Heinz of Pennsylvania and his running mate, Senator Jeb Bush of Florida, win a narrow victory over President Dick Gephardt in the 2004 Presidential Election.
February 1st, 2005: The Mad About Muppets with Mad Molly Moolah netsite posts an article about Too Late with Miss Piggy.
March 2nd, 2005: Darque Tydd posts an article on the Cinema Surrealismé netlog about The Bureau.
April 5th, 2005: Jeremiah Bennings posts an article on the Hollywood Hills of History net-log about The Assassination of Julius Caesar, The Illiad: The Story of the Trojan War and The Odyssey.
July 4th, 2005: The revival of SCTV for Triad airs.
August 12th, 2005: The Bait and Clicks netsite posts an article about Pee-wee's Big Adventure.
October 11th, 2005: In the midst of the USR Presidential Election, sporadic violent clashes erupt between Gendarmes and protestors, who are protesting widespread allegations of electoral fraud.
October 13th, 2005: Darque Tydd posts an article on the Cinema Surrealismé netlog about The Tempest.
December 20th, 2005: The Jim Hill Media Netsite posts an article, "Making Us Believe in the Future Again: Remembering the New Horizons Tomorrowlands".
January 5th, 2006: Georgia and Armenia join CEFTA.
January 13th, 2006: Darque Tydd posts an article on the Cinema Surrealismé netlog about Puppets.
February 3rd, 2006: The episode Talkin’ Mid-Eighties Cartoon Renaissance, of the Talkin’ Geek with Nerdicus and Dorkimax vidcast, is aired.
May 13th, 2006: The episode Talkin’ Heir to the Empire, of the Talkin’ Geek with Nerdicus and Dorkimax vidcast, is aired.
May 15th, 2006: The Six In Violence netsite posts an article about the six Best Action Movies of 1995.
August 12th, 2006: The Central European Free Trade Agreement announces the formation of the Central European Treaty Organization (CETO).
October 21st, 2006: The Regenerating Who Netlog posts an article about the Seventh Doctor.
October 25th, 2006: The Regenerating Who Netlog posts an article about the Eighth Doctor.
November 8th, 2006: The Democratic Party gains four seats in the Senate and retakes the House of Representatives with a thirty-three seat gain during the US mid-term elections.
March 15th, 2007: Ian Malcolm Scott posts an article on The Rainbow Connection: Exploring Disney’s Long and Troubled Relationship with Queerness netlog about Aladdin.
April 4th, 2007: Darque Tydd posts an article on the Cinema Surrealismé netlog about Less than Zero.
April 8th, 2007: French President Nicolas Sarkozy meets with USR President Boris Nemtsov in Moscow to discuss trade relations.
April 9th, 2007: Darque Tydd posts an article on the Cinema Surrealismé netlog about Ronnie Rocket.
April 15th, 2007: Darque Tydd posts an article on the Cinema Surrealismé netlog about Sand.
May 4th, 2007: The episode Talkin’ Episode I, of the Talkin’ Geek with Nerdicus and Dorkimax vidcast, is aired, with Silas Carson as a guest. Talkin’ Episode I would be the last episode of Talkin’ Geek to air.
May 5th, 2007: Ian Malcolm Scott posts an article on The Rainbow Connection: Exploring Disney’s Long and Troubled Relationship with Queerness netlog about The Little Mermaid.
July 7th, 2007: The CulturePolice.co.uk Netsite posts an article about the Basil Shagwell and F(K)QaC films.
July 27th, 2007:
- Pigs in Space is released, directed by Paul King.
- Rob Napier writes a review of Pigs in Space for the net-log, At the Theater.
October 21st, 2007: The Nostalgia was Way Better when I was a Kid Netsite posts a video about The Black Cauldron.
November 6th, 2007: The Regenerating Who Netlog posts an article about the Ninth Doctor.
November 7th, 2007: The Regenerating Who Netlog posts an article about the Tenth Doctor.
November 15th, 2007: Wynn Gardium and Levi Ossa posts an article on the Golden Snitch netlog about the four temperaments in the Harry Fletcher books.
February 21st, 2008: The Mad About Muppets with Mad Molly Moolah netsite posts an article about Muppets in: The Nick of Time.
May 1st, 2008: The Mad About Muppets with Mad Molly Moolah netsite posts an article about Kermit, Prince of Denmark.
June 16th, 2008: Nerdgasm.net posts Top 9 Important Moments in X2 (That Audiences Totally Missed at the Time).
November 4th, 2008: President John Heinz and Vice President Jeb Bush wins reelection in the 2008 Presidential Election against Democratic candidates Mark Warner and Tom Daschle with 291 Electoral Votes to 247 (the Democrats hold on to their 2006 gains in the House of Representatives with only one seat lost, while gaining one seat in the Senate).
April 9th, 2009: The Nostalgia was Way Better when I was a Kid Netsite posts an article about Bug Life.
July 12th, 2009: The Treaty of Moscow is signed between USR President Boris Nemtsov, US President John Heinz, and French President Nicolas Sarkozy, bringing an end to the war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with the formation and diplomatic recognition of the new Federal Republic of the Congo, located in the north and east of the country with its capital city at Goma (located in North Kivu province). Presidents Heinz and Sarkozy announce the formal end to MONUSCO and the drawdown of UN peacekeeping forces in the region, with only a small “maintenance force” to remain in place.
July 14th, 2009: Darque Tydd posts an article on the Cinema Surrealismé netlog about Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
July 20th, 2009: The Tranquility Base fansite posts it's first Netcast about Tranquility.
August 6th, 2009: A border clash takes place between USR and Chinese border forces, after a violent Russian government crackdown on pro-Independence protestors in the Russian Far East and the expulsion of thousands of ethnic Han residents that the USR claimed had illegally immigrated from China. Although no casualties were reported on both sides, tensions remain high between the two nations.
October 1st, 2009: The Nostalgia was Way Better when I was a Kid Netsite posts an video about The Judgement of Anubis: An Indiana Jones Adventure.
November 12th, 2009: Darque Tydd posts an article on the Cinema Surrealismé netlog about The Buddha of Sunset Strip.
December 1st, 2009: The Nostalgia was Way Better when I was a Kid Netsite posts an video about Shrek!.
December 12th, 2009: Ian Malcolm Scott posts an article on The Rainbow Connection: Exploring Disney’s Long and Troubled Relationship with Queerness netlog about The Song of Susan.

2010 - 2019

March 1st, 2010: The Mad About Muppets with Mad Molly Moolah netsite posts an article about Muppet Man.
October 5th, 2010: Alexei Navalny (Boris Nemtsov's protégé and heir apparent) wins the USR Presidential Election.
January 3rd, 2011: French President Nicholas Sarkozy, USR President Alexi Navalny and President of India Mohammad Hamid Ansari signs a trilateral trade agreement.
April 17th, 2012: Gideon Upp posts an article on the Cowboy Up! Netsite about Mask of the Lone Ranger.
June 26th, 2012: The CulturePolice.co.uk Netsite posts an article, “Eight Mockbusters of the last 25 years Actually Worth Seeing,”.
July 4th, 2012: The Cinematastic Netsite posts an article about Tucker: The Man and His Dream.
July 19th, 2012: Harry Oliver Stewart posts My 5 Favourite Movies of 1994 on the Popcorn and Reels Netlog.
July 23rd, 2012: Cheryl Henson, Leonard Nimoy, Stan Lee, and Joss Whedon appear on Getting to Know You with Houtha Faqaryu.
August 8th, 2012: Rodrick Zarrel posts an article on the Animation, Stories, and Us Net-log about Heart and Soul.
August 13th, 2012: Rodrick Zarrel posts an article on the Animation, Stories, and Us Net-log about Mythica.
September 22nd, 2012: Rodrick Zarrel posts an article on the Animation, Stories, and Us Net-log about "Sabotage 35".
September 29th, 2012: Rodrick Zarrel posts an article on the Animation, Stories, and Us Net-log about Spirit of the West.
October 5th, 2012: Rodrick Zarrel posts an article on the Animation, Stories, and Us Net-log about East of the Sun and West of the Moon and City of Gold.
October 8th, 2012: Rodrick Zarrel posts an article on the Animation, Stories, and Us Net-log about Atlantis: The Lost Empire and John Carter and the Princess of Mars.
October 15th, 2012: Rodrick Zarrel posts an article on the Animation, Stories, and Us Net-log about Canterbury Tales and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.
October 28th, 2012: Rodrick Zarrel posts an article on the Animation, Stories, and Us Net-log about Universal Animation in the 2000s.
November 3rd, 2012: Jymn Magon, Mark Zaslove, and Terrell Little appear on the Disney Channel's AniMagic with Debbie Deschanel, to be interviewed about TaleSpin.
November 6th, 2012: Governor of Kansas and former Secretary of Education Kathleen Sebelius, and her running mate, Illinois Senator Barack Obama, win the 2012 Presidential Election against Vice President Jeb Bush and New Hampshire Senator Kelly Ayotte.
April 3rd, 2013: F. R. Argyle posts an article on the Puppets Galore! Netsite about Waggle Rock: Welcome to the Rock!.
April 4th, 2013: Greg Weisman and Michael Reeves appear on the Disney Channel's AniMagic with Debbie Deschanel, to be interviewed on 1990s Disney TV Animation.
May 5th, 2013: Mary Mel O’Dea posts an article on the Animation Nation Netlog about Out of the Vault!.
November 22nd, 2013: Con Spirossi and Tim Phoilatt post an article on the I Want to Believe Netlog about The X-Files.
February 6th, 2014: Phil Nibbelink and Tim Disney appear on the Disney Channel's AniMagic with Debbie Deschanel, to be interviewed about Hansel & Gretel.
April 26th, 2014: The CulturePolice.co.uk Netsite posts an article about Hawaiian Vamps.
August 25th, 2014: Ian K. Painters posts an article on Kind of a Lot O’ Comics” Netsite, titled So A Class Clown and a British Wizard Board a Plane: The Secret Origins of Captain Underpants and Dav Pilkey’s Career.
March 2nd, 2015: Richard O'Connell posts an article on The White Base Netsite about Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam.
May 16th, 2015: Joe Ranft and Jorgen Klubien appear on the Disney Channel's AniMagic with Debbie Deschanel, to be interviewed on Sparky.
May 19th, 2015: Terry Vera posts an article on the Nostalgia Zone netlog about X-Men: The Animated Series and The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man.
June 13th, 2015: The Bloody Scary netsite posts an article about Transmission 13.
July 17th, 2015: The Bloody Scary netsite posts an article about Heather O'Rourke.
August 26th, 2015: Richard O'Connell posts an article on The White Base Netsite about Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ.
September 16th, 2015: The Six in Violence Netsite posts an article about The Impossibles.
September 22nd, 2015: Terry Vera posts an article on the Nostalgia Zone netlog about Spider-Man^notethe 1999 animated series and X-Men: Mutant High.
November 14th, 2015: Mike Gabriel, Eric Goldberg, Joe Grant and Floyd Red Crow Westerman appear on the Disney Channel's AniMagic with Debbie Deschanel, to be interviewed on Hiawatha.
February 14, 2016: In the Toybox Netsite posts an article about Saban's Masked Rider.
March 17th, 2016: The Doorway Hub Netsite posts an article about George R. R. Martin's Doorways.
August 15th, 2016: Mary Mel O’Dea posts an article on the Animation Nation Netlog about Animated TV Adaptations of the 1990s.
September 24th, 2016: Jim Henson celebrates his 80th birthday.
October 31st, 2016: Ron Mayfield posts an article on the Bloody Scary Netsite about Dad of the Dead and Carmilla.
November 8th, 2016: President Kathleen Sebelius and Vice President Barack Obama win the 2016 Presidential Election against Republican candidates Senator Mitt Romney of Utah and South Carolina Representative Nikki Haley.
January 7th, 2017: The Animation Underground Netsite posts an article about John Lasseter.
April 17th, 2017: Randolph Simpson posts an article on At the Academy Net-log about Five Great Oscar Winning Movies of the 1990s You Should Watch.
May 4th, 2017: The Five Alive! Netsite posts an article about the Seven Great ‘80s British Shows you Never Knew had American Origins.
May 6th, 2017: Kenneth Williams posts an article on the Nostalgia Zone Net-log about Terminator 3: No Fate.
September 16th, 2017: Katie Bar Zedor posts the 1987 Edition of The Strange Gender Assumptions of Movies on the Sex and Gender in the Cinema Netlog.
November 14th, 2017: The Five Alive! Netsite posts an article about the Five Great ‘80s SITCOMS that you Forgot Existed.
November 17th, 2017: The Five Alive! Netsite posts an article about The Five Greatest SITCOMS of 1990.
January 14th, 2018: The Five Alive! Netsite posts an article about The Five Funniest TV Series of the Mid 1990s.
April 6th, 2018: Jacob Buller posts an article on the Geeks and Capes Net-blog about Spider-Man 2.
April 12th, 2018: Jacob Buller posts an article on the Geeks and Capes Net-blog about Spider-Man 3.
April 24th, 2018: Derk Quartz posts an article on the Puppets Galore! Netsite about The Dark Crystal: The Secret of the Skeksis.
May 4th, 2018: The Five Alive! Netsite posts an article about The Five Best Forgotten Sci-Fi TV Series of the Early 1990s.
June 5th, 2018: The Asahi Shimbun publishes an article about the Kasumigaseki Redevelopment Scandal.
July 4th, 2018: The Deston Basic posts an article about Transformers: Evolution.
July 5th, 2018: Nate Reptorr from The Canned Film Festival Netsite posts an article about 1998's Creature from the Black Lagoon.
September 23, 2018: Alexander Maynard and Harry Stockton post on the Pop Culture UK Netsite an article about House of Cards.
November 27, 2018: Danny Thor-Diggs posts an article on the I Picture Pachycephalosaurs netlog about Where Dinosaurs Roam.
June 5th, 2019: Derrick Andrews posts an article on the Animation Classicalist Net-log about 1998's Beauty and the Beast.
July 5th, 2019: Jim Verner posts an article on the Comics and Nerds Net-log about the second Spider-Man film trilogy.
July 6th, 2019: Rex Rogers posts an article on the ToyRanosaurus Rex Netsite about Princess Squad and Hero Squad.
September 20th, 2019: N. Cognito Hanssen posts an article on CNN, “The World Kovalenko Built: How A Mysterious Figure Shaped International Crime”.
September 29th, 2019: Reggie Denning and Anton York post an article on CNN, “Ukrainian Made, American Refined: The Rise of Valentyn Davydenko”.
November 7th, 2019: Tom Elliston posts on the Pop Culture UK Netsite an article about Ten 90’s British Comedies That Deserve More Attention.

2020 -

November 3rd, 2020: Vice President Barack Obama and his running mate, Senator Amy Klobuchar, win the 2020 Presidential Election against Republican candidates Senator Jim Gilmore of Virginia and Governor of Arizona Jan Brewer.
January 1st, 2021: Quill S. Creen posts an article on From the Paper to the Pictures Net-log about A Touch of Magic.
May 24th, 2021: The final episode of Muppet Quiz airs.
February 15th, 2022: Good Muppet Morning! premieres on NBC and Disney Direct.
March 30th, 2022: Tommy Maguire posts an article on Maguire's Two Cents about Muppet Quiz.

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