Explaining on Instagram: "Disney’s ‘Flowers and Trees’, released in 1932, made history as the first animated short to ever win an Academy Award. It took home the very first Oscar for Best Animated Short Subject, helping legitimize animation as an art form rather than just a novelty. The cartoon was also groundbreaking for its use of full-color three-strip Technicolor. This was a major leap forward at the time, replacing the limited two-color processes that early cartoons relied on and setting a

Historic Moments on Instagram: "When the clock crept toward midnight on December 31, 1999, the entire world seemed to pause 🌍✨ The shift into the year 2000 wasn’t just another New Year’s celebration. It felt like a collective leap into the unknown, filled with excitement, hope, and a quiet nervous energy about what might happen when the date finally changed. Cities across the globe went all out. Fireworks lit up the skies in Sydney, London, Paris, and New York, while concerts and massive street