Barbie Day
Barbie Day is held on March 9. Barbie debuted on March 9, 1959 at the American International Toy Fair in New York. This event in the first decade of the month March is annual. 
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Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts. She's a Midwest gal. The first Barbie doll sold for $3. Barbie's boyfriend, Ken, showed up two years after Barbie in 1961. Barbie has more than 130 careers over the years, including nurse, rock star, TV anchor and president.
A skillful poker player, Ruth Handler was ready to risk her firm's entire future on a single advertising campaign. Ruth wanted to make a toy for girls, and knew that she had a test market close at hand, her daughter Barbara. The idea emerged during a trip that the family took to Switzerland in 1956.
In March 1959, a doll named "Barbie" launched onto the American toy market, sporting a black-and-white striped bathing suit, pouty red lips and a sassy blonde pony tail. The leggy, 11-inch plastic figure—full name: Barbara Millicent Roberts—was the first mass-produced toy doll in the U.S. with adult features.
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