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Disney
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Disney discovers animation
In 1920, Walter Disney lands a job at the Kansas City Slide Company where he first discovers the art of animation -
Laugh-O-Gram Company goes bankrupt and Disney goes to Hollywood
In 1923, Walter had established a company that made advertising, topical shorts, and story cartoons but this company soon went bankrupt. This prompts Walt to move to Hollywood with his brother Roy and established the Disney Brothers Studios, becomes a director, and lands a major contract for the "Alice Comedies" -
Mickey Mouse
In 1928, Walter Disney joins in on the "talking-picture" revolutions where he manages to synchronize sound with animated movement by adding "Mortimer" (Mickey Mouse) in an episode of Steamboat Willie but Mickey Mouse is what became the national sensation -
Presidential Award of Freedom
In 1964, Walter Disney receives the Presidential Award of Freedom from Lyndon B. Johnson -
Disney World
In 1965, Walt Disney Studios bought land in Florida to open an amusement park in Orlando. The park was successfully established in 1971 after Walter Disney's death in 1966.
