Mickey Mouse Timeline The life of the world's favorite mouse by Holly Hartman 1920s 1930s 1940-1978 1983-2001 1928 Walt Disney dreams up Mickey on a cross-country…
(Encyclopedia) mouse, name applied to numerous species of small rodents, often having soft gray or brown fur, long hairless tails, and large ears. The chief distinction between these animals and the…
(Encyclopedia) Mantle, Mickey (Mickey Charles Mantle), 1931–95, American baseball player, b. Spavinaw, Okla. In 1951, he joined the New York Yankees of the American League; eventually he replaced Joe…
(Encyclopedia) Spillane, Mickey (Frank Morrison Spillane), 1918–2006, American mystery writer, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. After contributing stories to comic books and pulp magazines, Spillane wrote his first…
(Encyclopedia) Wright, Mickey (Mary Kathryn Wright), 1935–2020, American golfer, b. San Diego. After winning the 1954 World Amateur Championship, she turned professional and joined (1955) the Ladies…
(Encyclopedia) jumping mouse, rodent slightly larger than the common mouse, found in North America and N Asia, also called the kangaroo mouse. Its long hind legs and tail enable it to leap distances…
(Encyclopedia) pocket mouse, small jumping rodent of W North America and as far south as N South America. More closely related to the squirrel than the true mouse, the pocket mouse gets its name from…
