The Story: OneRiot takes a look at Mickey Mouse’s life as he celebrates his 81st birthday.
The Search: Mickey Mouse Birthday
On November 18th, 1928, the world was introduced to a cartoon mouse named Mickey through a short called Steamboat Willie (not to be confused with the lurid sexual position). Admittedly a minstrel character by origin, Mickey has seen America, and himself, through turmoil of all shades, only to remain an irremovable fixture in American pop culture. From humble beginnings of abusing animals by treating them as musical instruments to becoming the American icon chosen by effigy burners across the world, Mickey has endured, and today we salute him by looking back on his career.
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