Mickey is the first animated character to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame; In 1978, on the character's 50th birthday, Mickey Mouse became the first cartoon character to be awarded a star on ...

Here's how Salem kids formed the first ever Mickey Mouse Club in the nation in 1929. ... She's traveled with original members for anniversary reunions and special events, such as Mickey's birthday.

Mickey and Minnie Mouse during festivities held for his 60th birthday at Walt Disney World in Florida on Nov. 19, 1988. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara) Author: Claire Farrow ...

Mickey and Minnie Mouse during festivities held for his 60th birthday at Walt Disney World in Florida on Nov. 19, 1988. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara) Author: Claire Farrow ...

Happy Birthday, Mickey Mouse! ... Meet the Mouse. Mickey Mouse made his first live, in-person appearance on March 12, 1931, in Los Angeles in a live stage show called the "Mickey Mouse Idea." ...

34. “Whether it’s as the hero of an adventure story, as a teacher and friend, as an icon on a watch, shirt, or hat — everyone knows Mickey Mouse.” —Warren Spector 35. “Girls bored me ...

I had him 'Mortimer' first and then my wife shook her head and then I tried 'Mickey' and she nodded the other way and that was it." —Walt Disney, Interview with Tony Thomas for the radio show ...

The earliest versions of Mickey and Minnie Mouse entered the public domain in the United States at the start of this year, 95 years since they were introduced to the public.

After years of legal battles, “Steamboat Willie,” a 1928 Walt Disney short featuring Mickey Mouse, is now public domain. No, that doesn’t mean that you can take the character of Mickey Mouse ...