via NationalDayCalendar: On March 9th, National Barbie Day celebrates an iconic toy that premiered on this day in 1959. Barbie debuted at the American International Toy Fair in New York. Barbie’s full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts, and Ruth Handler created the fashion doll. While toymakers mass-produced toys for years, before Barbie, none of them […]
via nationaldaycalender: March 9th is the anniversary of the day the Barbie doll made its debut at the American International Toy Fair in New York in 1959. March 9th, 1959 is also used as Barbie’s official birthday. Barbie was one of the first toys to have a marketing strategy based extensively on television advertising. It is […]
