Mickey
Mouse first appeared in a film named “Steamboat Willie”
on November 19, 1928, at the Colony Theatre in New
York. This film also had a guest appearence of Minnie
Mouse, as well as the world’s first use of fully synchronized
sound in cartoons.
Mickey
was an instant hit. This mouse was so popular that
over a million children joined the original Mickey
Mouse Club between 1929 and 1932. The “Mickey Mouse
Club” later became a popular children’s television
series that aired on ABC from 1955 to 1959.
