Important Events From This day in History March 9

 

1959 US Barbie Doll

1959 : Barbie doll makes debut at the American Toy Fair in New York, Toys From the 1950s, the doll was designed by Ruth Handler and introduced by Mattel Toy Company costing $3.

1916 Francisco "Pancho" Villa

1916 : Several hundred Mexican guerrillas under the command of Francisco "Pancho" Villa cross the U.S.-Mexican border and attack the small border town of Columbus, New Mexico Additionally, the center of the town was burned. Villa was also influential in various attacks made during the Mexican Revolution.

1920 Germany Allied Forces

1920 : Allied forces of World War I (France, Belgium, and Great Britain) moved into three major German cities. The cities entered into by these Allied Forces include Düsseldorf, Duisburg, and Ruhrort.

1933 US Emergency Banking Act

1933 : President Franklin Roosevelt submits the Emergency Banking Act to Congress to ease the run on small banks causing them to go into bankruptcy.

1935 Canada Hockey

1935 : John Taylor, a 16-year old junior hockey player, was recognized in a local newspaper for his superior performance on the ice. He was the highest scorer in his league during the most recent season as of this date. Moreover, he stayed out of the penalty box during play. In fact, both John and his brother Fred did not receive one penalty during the entire hockey playoffs during this year.

1945 Japan US Offensive

1945 : This was the day of a new American offensive on Japan. The U.S.A. had dropped approximately 2,000 bombs on Tokyo from now until approximately two days from this date. It was estimated that at least 80,000 Japanese residents and/or citizens had died, and at least 16 square miles of Tokyo had been burned.

1955 U.S.A. James Dean

1955 : James Dean’s first performance in a major film started as of this date. He starred in a movie entitled East of Eden, for which he had won an academy award nomination.

1956 Cyprus Archbishop Makarios

1956 : In a hope to ease tensions in Cyprus British authorities have ordered the deportation of the Greek Cypriot leader, Archbishop Makarios. Instead of easing tensions in Cyprus more violence broke out on the Island and Britain worked with him and other leaders over the next few years to achieve a peaceful settlement and in 1960 he became president when Cyprus gained its independence.

1962 Canada Company

1962 : An announcement was made regarding a meeting scheduled to discuss the future of the Brandon Packers manufacturing company. This company was soon to be bought out by another one.

1967 U.S.A. Stalin Daughter

1967 : The daughter of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin requests political asylum at the United States Embassy in India. She did enter the United States, married an American architect and gained US citizenship in 1970 But now lives in England.

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