View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 2004 to commemorate Mickey Mouse's debut in "Steamboat Willie". With a short passage on Mickey's legendary 75 year history.

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The Roaring Twenties first saw the famous Mickey Mouse in Steamboat Willie, the first cartoon with synchronized sound.

The advent of increased television programming helped create a national popular culture. Read about the many kinds of television programs offered in the 1950s.

A look at the literature and movies written and produced in the Jazz Age. See how the writers of the age reflected the consumer society and the emptiness of middle class. Movies appealed to mass culture and millions went to the movies...

This page gives background and other information about the first animated movie by Disney, SteamBoat Willie.

This page gives background and other information about the first animated movie by Disney, SteamBoat Willie.

This page gives background and other information about the first animated movie by Disney, SteamBoat Willie.