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"The Chain Gang" |
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The average yearly salary is $1,428 and a loaf of bread is 8 cents.
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 | Pluto the Pup makes his first appearance in "The Chain Gang." Actually, the short featured two identical, unnamed Plutos, who were relentless bloodhounds out to capture Mickey, an escaped convict.
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 | The first Mickey Mouse comic strip is published in newspapers, and the first Mickey Mouse doll is created by a resident of nearby Burbank.
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 | Roy Disney signs the first contract for Mickey and Minnie Mouse merchandising rights. In the '30s, licensing agreements with Disney save several companies from Depression-era bankruptcy.
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 | Nazi Germany bans the Mickey short "The Barnyard Battle," in which the cats wear German World War I military helmets. "The wearing of German military helmets by an army of cats is offensive to national dignity," the Germans announce.
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