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Mickey Mouse-A Cure for Depression…
I am submitting this, one of my favorite early pieces on Mickey Mouse. As the whole nation sits under basic lockdown and quarantine because of the annual flu season and now, this addition of the Corona virus, millions of Americans are shut out of their jobs, millions, yes millions of businesses are shuttered until further notice, this depressing and bleak times are reminisce of the Worldwide Great Depression. Beginning on black Thursday, October 24th, 1929, this economic upheaval lasted until the start of World War II. To help getting us through this modern “Depression” I offer a look at how our favorite Mouse, Mickey helped lift America from the doldrums…