Day Tripping: November 18

“H-Hey everybody! It’s me…Oh, Boy!

A short film by Walt Disney called Steamboat Willie was released in 1928, the first animation made with synchronized sound. The cartoon’s story was written as a spoof of Buster Keaton’s Steamboat Bill Jr.

Although it was the third appearance by Mickey Mouse, it was the first to get distribution. So as a result, the simple design of two small black circles on top of one larger one became Michael Theodore ‘Mickey’ Mouse’s official birthday.

Musical Ride

The first major act to live stream for 20 minutes was in 1994 with the Rolling Stones from the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. The band was promoting their pay-per-view concert, but unfortunately, in 1994 there were few computers able to stream the webcast.

Interesting Notes

John Lennon’s hand-written lyrics for Nowhere Man sold at auction by Christie’s for $455,000.

AND…

Modern technology gave the world a huge boost in 1963 with the first touch dial telephone from Westinghouse Electric.

Gone But Not Forgotten

Co-founder, rhythm guitar player, and backing vocalist for AC/DC, Malcolm Young passed away at 64 from lung cancer in 2017.

Notable Births

1923 — Alan Shepard: “I’d like to say I was smart enough to finish six grades in five years, but I think perhaps the teacher was just glad to get rid of me.”

1939 — Margaret Atwood: “War is what happens when language fails.”

K. Barrett Maria Rattray Maryam Merchant Dr. Mehmet Yildiz Tree Langdon Myriam Ben Salem Phil Truman Chelsea Mandler MAT Terry Mansfield Hollie Petit, Ph.D. Terry Trueman Dr. Preeti Singh John Gruber Bill Abbate James G Brennan ScienceDuuude Marcus Liam Ireland Claire Kelly Noorain Hassan, BMS Amy Pierovich David Acaster Nora Thewriteyard David Perlmutter Joe Luca Holly Kellums Michael Burg, MD Lucy Dan Dave Logan

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