On March 9, 1959, the first Barbie doll goes on display at
the American Toy Fair in New York City.
Eleven inches tall, with a waterfall of blond hair, Barbie
was the first mass-produced toy doll in the United States
with adult features. The woman behind Barbie was Ruth
Handler, who co-founded Mattel, Inc. with her husband
in 1945.
Ruth Marianna Handler (November 4, 1916 – April 27, 2002)
1974
Eugene Allen Hackman
(January 30, 1930 – c. February 18, 2025)
Volkswagen, maker of the Beetle automobile, expanded its
product offerings to include a microbus, which went into
production on March 8, 1950.
Known officially as the Volkswagen Type 2 (the Beetle was
the Type 1) or the Transporter, the bus was a favorite mode
of transportation for hippies in the U.S. during the 1960s
and became an icon of the American counterculture
movement.
SANDY KOZEL
On March 7, 1965, in Selma, Alabama, a 600-person civil
rights demonstration ended in violence when marchers
were attacked and beaten by white state troopers and
sheriff’s deputies. The day’s events became known as
"Bloody Sunday."
Roy Edward Ayers Jr. (September 10, 1940 – March 4, 2025)
NEW YORK (AP) — Roy Ayers, a legendary jazz vibraphonist, keyboardist, composer and vocalist known for his spacy, funky
1976 hit “Everybody Loves the Sunshine” that has been sampled
by such R&B and rap heavyweights as Mary J. Blige, N.W.A.,
Dr. Dre, 2Pac, Mos Def and Ice Cube, has died.
The Ayers family said in a Facebook post that he died Tuesday
in a New York City hospital after suffering from a long illness.
