Today, March 9, is the 68th day of the year (69th day in leap year) on the Gregorian Calendar. The Zodiac sign for individuals born on this day is Pisces. On this day in 1959, the Barbie Doll was introduced at the International Toy Fair in New York City.
March 9 is Baron Bliss Day in Belize. Baron Bliss had sailed to Belize after getting food poisoning in Trinidad. He never set foot on the coast of Belize, but after several months of trying to recover from food poisoning he was so fond of Belize that right before he died he changed his will to give almost $2 million in a trust fund to Belize. He is honored on this day each year in Belize.http://sanpedrosun.net/old/98-91.html
AP Today in History
The 2000s
- 2007: Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and FBI Director Robert Mueller acknowledged and apologized that the FBI improperly used the Patriot Act to secretly pry out personal information about Americans.
The 1900s
1997: Rapper Notorious B.I.G. is killed in a drive-by shooting.
1977: About a dozen armed Hanafi Muslims invaded three buildings in Washington DC, killing one person and taking more than 130 hostages. The siege ended two days later.
1967: Joseph Stalin's daughter Svetlana Alliluyeva requestes political asylum at the United States Embassy in India.
1959: Created by Ruth Handler, Barbie makes her debut at the American International Toy Fair in New York City
1822: A patent for artificial teeth was granted today to Charles Graham of New York.
Holidays and Observances
Famous Birthdays
- 1986: Brittany Snow - Gossip Girl
- 1980: Chingy - Rapper
- 1972: Jean Louisa Kelly Uncle Buck
- 1942: Charles Gibson - ABC News
Famous Deaths
- 1997: Notorious B.I.G. - Rapper
- 1996: George Burns - Comedian
