Mickey Mouse Mask

The United States Army Chemical Museum has a very special gas mask. It looks like Mickey Mouse!! This mask was produced early in 1942 to protect children in case of a chemical attack on the United States.
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Voice of Mickey Mouse, Wayne Allwine Dies

Veteran Disney voiceover talent Wayne Allwine, who provided the voice of Mickey Mouse for the past 32 years, died May 18 in Los Angeles from complications to diabetes. He was 62.
He first lent his voice to Disney's world-renowned cartoon mouse in 1977 for animated segments of "The New Mickey Mouse Club." He went on to provide Mickey's voice for such toons as "Mickey's Christmas Carol" and "Who Framed Roger Rabbit."
Allwine and his wife, Russi Taylor, longtime voice of Minnie Mouse, both received the Disney Legend kudo in 2008.
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Mickey Mouse Turns 80

Mickey Mouse turns 80 years old today.
Sure, Mickey hasn't had a movie in two years (his last one went direct-to-video), but his cheerful face remains one of the most recognizable images in the world, even beating out Santa Claus.
The first two Mickey shorts drew no attention, but then came Steamboat Willie, the first animation to feature synchronized music and sound effects, hit the screen. The film premiered in New York on Nov. 18, 1928 and was an instant hit.
TIME article HERE

Mickey Mouse Can't Vote

Mickey Mouse tried to register to vote in Florida this summer, but Orange County elections officials rejected his application...more HERE

Counterfeit Cartoon Court

In what lawyers believe was a clerical error worthy of a Looney Tunes cartoon, a court in Naples, Italy included the cartoon characters Tweety Bird, Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and his girlfriend, Daisy, in a summons...
the story is HERE