As you may know, on this day in 1845, one of the most famous birds in literature made its debut in the "New York Evening Mirror." "The Raven" has probably made a larger impact on modern popular culture than that of any other poem ever written. To celebrate this anniversary, I present a perfect example of the influence of that ungainly fowl, namely, the animated adaptation below. "Margali's Midnight Matinee: A Cartoon Travesty of 'The Raven'" was released in 1942: