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  Barbie is 60! (March 9, 1959)

  Barbie is the world’s most famous and best-selling doll. More than 1 billion dolls have been sold since the first Barbie was introduced at the New… More…

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  1959 Tibetan Uprising and the Dalai Lama’s Flight to India (March 10-21, 1959)

  The Chinese had occupied Tibet for almost a decade when a rebellion erupts in the Central Asian country in March of 1959. When the People’s Republic… More…

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  50th Anniversary of John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s Bed in (March 26-31, 1969)

  On March 25, 1969 Yoko Ono and John Lennon embark on their legendary “bed-in.” Their wedding had taken place 5 days earlier and the couple wanted to… More…