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Hamilton Luske is born
Hamilton Luske would spend his entire career at disney going on to work on such titles as "Snow White", "Fantasia", "Cinderella", "Alice in Wonderland", "Peter Pan", "Lady and the Tramp", and "101 Dalmations" -
William Denby Hanna Is born
Along with Joseph Barbera ,William Hanna would go on to create "Hannah-Barbera" whose cartoons would influence more than three decades of children. -
Joseph Barbera is born
Along with William Hanna, Joseph Barbera would go on to create "Hannah-Barbera" whose cartoons would influence more than three decades of children. -
World War I begins
Austria’s declaration of war on Serbia would lead to a global conflict that defined a century. The conflict affected the lives of people all over the world and influenced a generation of young people for better, or worse. -
Multiplane Camera is first used
The Multiplane camera is first used in a short called "The Old Mill". While it would be used in "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" it would see critical success in "Pinocchio". -
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Premieres
The first fully animated feature length film in history; "Snow White and the Dwarfs" paves the road for feature length animted films in the future. It also marks the beginning of Disney's cultural pervasiveness. -
Fantasia Premieres
Worked on by Hamilton Luske This innovative feature took several classical arrangements and put animation to them. The style was revolutionary and threw conventional formulae overboard. It was (as many of Disney’s early works where) motion picture history. -
America enters World War II
The Second World War would see America join the allied forces against the Axis in a war that spanned the globe. American soldiers would not be the only ones going to war; Walt Disney would be going to war with them. Disney immediately put a halt on future projects to aid the war effort. Making training film, military insignias, and propaganda pieces like Der Fuehrer’s Face. During the war Disney would produce many times the amount of film than it did before or after. -
Cinderella Premieres
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Alice in Wonderland Premieres
Worked on by Hamilton Luske -
Peter Pan Premieres
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Lady and the Tramp Premieres
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John Lasseter is born
John Lasseter is one of the pioneers of 3D animation and technology. His company Pixar is responsible for some of the biggest leaps in 3D technology, as well as some of the most iconic films of a generation. -
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Hanna-Barbera Cartoons
-1960-60 flinstones-1964-65 johnny quest-1969-93 scooby doo-1973-86 superfriends-1973 Charlottes Web-1985 The Jetsons -1993 Captain Planet-1994 The Pagemaster -
Tim Burton is born
Tim Burton is renown for his dark themes and styles in his live action movies. His contribution to animation, however, cannot be ignored as he is almost single handedly responsible for the popularization of Stop-Motion animation -
101 Dalmations Premieres
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Genndy Tartakovsky is born
Genndy Tartakovsky's unique animation style and flair for story telling lead to a slew of new cartoons whose theme are wildly difernt and occasionally darker than popular children's cartoons in the past. They include; -2002 Dexter’s Laboratory-2003 Samurai Jack-2004 Powerpuff Girls-2006 the Grimm adventers of Billy and Mandy -
The Nightmare Before Christmas Premieres
Created by Tim Burton. The sales of figurines, tchotchkes, and memorabilia no doubt funded Burtons next stop motion film and continue to sell strong to this day. This Film Is Also a Major development in the animation world as it began the Stop-Motion Revival that continues strong to this day. -
The Lion King Premieres
One of the Highest grossing Disney films of all time globally; The Lion King’s cross cultural appeal is evident in the sheer number of ticket sales, as well as its Broadway adaptation. -
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Dexter's Laboratory
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Toy Story Premieres
Directed by John Lasseter One of the Highest grossing film franchises in Film History, breaking box office records when each film is released. Part of the franchises success is based on on its cross generational appeal. Toy Story is not only a Major work of Art, Its also a Major Artistic Development as it is the first 3D movie, paving the way for not just 3D animated movies, but TV shows and video games. -
James and the Giant Peach Premieres
Created by Tim Burton. On a side note this is a personal favorite of mine. -
A Bug's Life Premieres
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Powerpuff Girls
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Toy Story 2 Premieres
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William Denby Hannah Dies
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Samurai Jack
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The World Trade Center is attacked
Following the World Trade Center attack America found itself with a new level of social awareness surrounding the tragedy. In deference to those who lost their lives Several TV shows, Movies and video games cut or altered their content to remove the World Trade Center. Grand Theft Auto 3 in particular had to make numerous changes to distance its fictional “Liberty City” from New York -
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The Grimm Adventures of Billy and Mandy
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The Corpse Bride Premieres
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Cars Premieres
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"9" Premieres
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Cars 2 Premieres
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Hotel Transylvannia
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Inside Out Premieres
Directed by Pete Docter A work of art that has become a tool for teaching kids about emotions and how to handle them. Inside out deals with the internal emotional struggle in us all in such a way everyone can understand. -
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