1978 ⟶ Garfield Comic Strip Enters National Syndication

June 19: Garfield's first comic strip, originally published ...
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🐱 Felix the Cat's Debut in Feline Follies

November 19: Release date of Feline Follies, the first appearance of Felix the Cat (then known as Master Tom).⟶
Felix the Cat's Debut in Feline Follies (1919)
AnimationCartoonEarly CinemaEntertainment
United StatesUnited States

🎬 First Looney Tunes Short Released: Sinkin' in the Bathtub

April 19: Sinkin' in the Bathtub, the first Looney Tunes short, is released.⟶
First Looney Tunes Short Released: Sinkin' in the Bathtub (1930)
AnimationCartoonFilmEntertainment
United StatesUnited States

🎬 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Releases The Wizard of Oz

August 25: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer releases The Wizard of Oz.⟶
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Releases The Wizard of Oz (1939)
FilmHollywoodCinemaChildren's LiteratureAmerican CultureEntertainment
United StatesUnited States

🦌 Disney's Animated Film Bambi Released

August 13: Release date of Disney's Bambi.⟶
Disney's Animated Film Bambi Released (1942)
AnimationFilmDisneyCinemaEntertainmentChildren's Literature
United StatesUnited States

🎬 Star Wars Film Premieres and Becomes a Blockbuster

May 25: Star Wars is released and quickly becomes the highest-grossing film of all-time.⟶
Star Wars Film Premieres and Becomes a Blockbuster (1977)
FilmCinemaScience FictionEntertainmentPopular CultureHollywood
United StatesUnited States

🐱 Garfield Comic Strip Enters National Syndication

June 19: Garfield's first comic strip, originally published locally as Jon in 1976, goes into nationwide syndication.⟶
Garfield Comic Strip Enters National Syndication (1978)
Popular CultureEntertainment
United StatesUnited States