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November 18, 1928
On November 18, 1928, Walt Disney released a mouse into the world--a mouse named Mickey. Yes, that was the day that Steamboat Willie made its debut. What else was happening around the world on the same day?
SOURCES
“Advertisement: Sokol Bros. (Page 5).” The Tuscaloosa News (Tuscaloosa, Alabama), November 18, 1928. www.newspapers.com.
“Advertisement: 'Steamboat Willie' Page 62.” Brooklyn Daily Eagle (New York), November 18, 1928. www.newspapers.com.
Associated Press. “Wife In Another Boat Saw Earl DeVore Sink.” The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts), November 14, 1928. www.newspapers.com.
“Bachelder Killing Remains Unsolved; No Developments.” Arizona Daily Star (Tucson, Arizona), June 24, 1929. www.newspapers.com.
Bryant, Dennis. “SS Vestris.” Maritime Logistics Professional. Maritime Logistics Professional, November 27, 2012. https://www.maritimeprofessional.com/blogs/post/ss-vestris-13897.
Dorman, Marjorie. “Victims of Vestris Cursed, Dying One by One, Mrs. Batten's Story Here.” Brooklyn Daily Eagle (New York), November 18, 1928. www.newspapers.com.
“Earl Devore.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, August 19, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_Devore.
“Henry Wentworth (1887-1928) .” Find a Grave. Accessed August 31, 2021. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52095171/henry-wentworth.
Keemle, Louis F. “2 Boat Filled With Women, Children Hurtled Into Ocean.” The Shreveport Journal (Shreveport, Louisiana), November 14, 1928. www.newspapers.com.
“Norman Batten.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, June 1, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Batten.
“RCA.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, August 11, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RCA.
“School Children Enjoy RCA Educational Hour.” The Lexington Herald (Lexington, Kentucky), November 18, 1928. www.newspapers.com.
“SS Vestris.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, July 21, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Vestris.
“Steamboat Willie.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, August 18, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steamboat_Willie.
Suddath, Claire. “Mickey Mouse.” Time. Time Inc., November 18, 2008. http://content.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1859935,00.html.
“Walter Damrosch.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, August 5, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Damrosch.
“Wentworth Crime Recalled In Trial.” Tucson Citizen (Tucson, Arizona), November 18, 1928. www.newspapers.com.
SOUND SOURCES
Al Jolson. “I’ll Say She Does.” www.pixabay.com/music.
Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music.
Sophie Tucker. “Reuben Rag.” www.pixabay.com/music.
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On November 18, 1928, Walt Disney released a mouse into the world--a mouse named Mickey. Yes, that was the day that Steamboat Willie made its debut. What else was happening around the world on the same day?
SOURCES
“Advertisement: Sokol Bros. (Page 5).” The Tuscaloosa News (Tuscaloosa, Alabama), November 18, 1928. www.newspapers.com.
“Advertisement: 'Steamboat Willie' Page 62.” Brooklyn Daily Eagle (New York), November 18, 1928. www.newspapers.com.
Associated Press. “Wife In Another Boat Saw Earl DeVore Sink.” The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts), November 14, 1928. www.newspapers.com.
“Bachelder Killing Remains Unsolved; No Developments.” Arizona Daily Star (Tucson, Arizona), June 24, 1929. www.newspapers.com.
Bryant, Dennis. “SS Vestris.” Maritime Logistics Professional. Maritime Logistics Professional, November 27, 2012. https://www.maritimeprofessional.com/blogs/post/ss-vestris-13897.
Dorman, Marjorie. “Victims of Vestris Cursed, Dying One by One, Mrs. Batten's Story Here.” Brooklyn Daily Eagle (New York), November 18, 1928. www.newspapers.com.
“Earl Devore.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, August 19, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_Devore.
“Henry Wentworth (1887-1928) .” Find a Grave. Accessed August 31, 2021. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52095171/henry-wentworth.
Keemle, Louis F. “2 Boat Filled With Women, Children Hurtled Into Ocean.” The Shreveport Journal (Shreveport, Louisiana), November 14, 1928. www.newspapers.com.
“Norman Batten.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, June 1, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Batten.
“RCA.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, August 11, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RCA.
“School Children Enjoy RCA Educational Hour.” The Lexington Herald (Lexington, Kentucky), November 18, 1928. www.newspapers.com.
“SS Vestris.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, July 21, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Vestris.
“Steamboat Willie.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, August 18, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steamboat_Willie.
Suddath, Claire. “Mickey Mouse.” Time. Time Inc., November 18, 2008. http://content.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1859935,00.html.
“Walter Damrosch.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, August 5, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Damrosch.
“Wentworth Crime Recalled In Trial.” Tucson Citizen (Tucson, Arizona), November 18, 1928. www.newspapers.com.
SOUND SOURCES
Al Jolson. “I’ll Say She Does.” www.pixabay.com/music.
Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music.
Sophie Tucker. “Reuben Rag.” www.pixabay.com/music.