Walt Disney receives a special Academy Award® for "Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs," consisting of one full-size Oscar® and seven dwarf-sized Oscars, presented to him by Shirley Temple. The film was recognized as "a significant screen innovation that charmed millions and pioneered a great new entertainment field for the motion picture cartoon." The cartoon "The Pointer" features a "new" Mickey, with a pear-shaped body and more expressive eyes - white ovals with black pupils. Hitler invades Poland, and England and France declare war on Germany. Disney's overseas markets, which comprise 45 percent of the Studio's income, collapse overnight. The first U.S. television broadcasts begin when the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) starts regularly scheduled broadcasts to 400 sets in the New York area. Over the next few years, television development takes a backseat to the war effort.