1939 ⟶ Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Releases The Wizard of Oz

August 25: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer releases The Wizard of Oz.
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🎬 Inaugural Academy Awards Ceremony Held

May 16: The first Academy Awards are presented.⟶
Inaugural Academy Awards Ceremony Held (1929)
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🎬 First Feature-Length Animated Film Released: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

December 21: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is the first feature-length animated movie released.⟶
First Feature-Length Animated Film Released: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
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🎬 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)
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🦌 Disney's Animated Film Bambi Released

August 13: Release date of Disney's Bambi.⟶
Disney's Animated Film Bambi Released (1942)
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🎬 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)
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🎬 Forrest Gump Film Premieres

June 23: Release date of Forrest Gump.⟶
Forrest Gump Film Premieres (1994)
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