Mickey Mouse Facts

Mickey Mouse's birthday is celebrated as November 18, 1928 upon the release of "Steamboat Willie" even though he appeared six months earlier in "Plane Crazy".

Mickey's voice for the first 19 years of his life was Walt Disney.

Mickey Mouse's first encounter with Pete was in "The Gallopin' Gaucho", released on December 30, 1928, where Pete was a wanted outlaw.

The first short film where Mickey Mouse was a soldier and in combat was "The Barnyard Battle".

The Mickey Mouse Club was first started in 1929.

Mickey Mouse started as just a cartoon character but has become one of the most recognizable symbols in the world.
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