Tag: Steamboat Willie

The first Mickey Mouse sound cartoon, Walt Disney’s “Steamboat Willie”, was released on this day in 1928. Did you know that: • William Tell reputedly shot an apple off his son’s head on this day in 1307• Richard Outcault’s early comic strip “Origin of a New Species” was published on this day in 1894• Brooklyn […]

The first test footage for Walt Disney’s “Steamboat Willie” with Mickey Mouse was created on this day in 1928. Did you know that: • The publication of “Fellowship of the Ring”, the first volume of “Lord of the Rings” by J. R. R. Tolkien, was done by George Allen and Unwin in London on this […]