Happy Birthday, Mickey! That's right, the little mouse recognized all over the world celebrates his birthday on Nov. 18. Artists who have drawn Mickey through the years have referred to him as Walt ...

Creator Walt Disney originally named his cartoon creation Mortimer. Walt's wife, Lily, wasn't fond of the name and suggested Mickey, instead. The rest is history. 2. Mickey Mouse and Harry Potter have ...

The dynamic Disney duo shares the same birthday because Nov. 18 marks the anniversary of when "Steamboat Willie" first showed at the Colony Theater on Broadway in New York in 1928. It is the very ...