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Today in History: March 9, Barbie doll makes its debut
6+ mon, 4+ day ago (290+ words) Today is Monday, March 9, the 68th day of 2026. There are 297 days left in the year. On March 9, 1959, the Barbie doll was introduced at the American International Toy Fair in New York. In 1796, the future emperor of the French, Napoleon Bonaparte, married…...
Today in History: March 8, Malaysia Airlines flight vanishes
6+ mon, 4+ day ago (377+ words) Today is Sunday, March 8, the 67th day of 2026. There are 298 days left in the year. Daylight saving time returns at 2 a.m. local time. On March 8, 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, a Boeing 777 with 239 people on board, vanished during a flight from Kuala Lumpur to…...
Today in History: February 19, Edison issued a patent for the phonograph
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (282+ words) Today is Thursday, Feb. 19, the 50th day of 2026. There are 315 days left in the year. On Feb. 19, 1878, inventor Thomas Edison was issued a patent for the phonograph. In 1473, astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus was born in Torun, Poland. In 1847, the first rescuers reached…...
Today in History: February 5, White separatist convicted of murdering civil rights leader 31 years later
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (376+ words) Today is Thursday, Feb. 5, the 36th day of 2026. There are 329 days left in the year. On Feb. 5, 1994, white separatist Byron De La Beckwith was convicted in Jackson, Mississippi, of murdering civil rights leader Medgar Evers in 1963 and was sentenced to life…...
Today in History: February 4, Heiress Patricia Hearst kidnapped
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (296+ words) Today is Wednesday, Feb. 4, the 35th day of 2026. There are 330 days left in the year. On Feb. 4, 1974, newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst, 19, was kidnapped in California by the radical Symbionese Liberation Army. Hearst was caught on camera participating in a bank robbery…...
Today in History: February 3, Commuter train slams into SUV near New York City, killing 5
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (363+ words) Today is Tuesday, Feb. 3, the 34th day of 2026. There are 331 days left in the year. On Feb. 3, 2015, a Metro-North Railroad commuter train slammed into an SUV stuck on the tracks at a suburban rail crossing 20 miles north of New York City,…...
Today in History: February 1, space shuttle Columbia destroyed during re-entry
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (329+ words) Today is Sunday, Feb. 1, the 32nd day of 2026. There are 333 days left in the year. On Feb. 1, 2003, the space shuttle Columbia broke apart as it re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere, killing all seven crew members: commander Rick Husband; pilot William McCool; payload…...
Today in History: January 30, Catholic civil rights marchers killed on ‘Bloody Sunday’
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (269+ words) Today is Friday, Jan. 30, the 30th day of 2026. There are 335 days left in the year. On Jan. 30, 1972, 13 Catholic civil rights marchers were shot and killed by British soldiers in Northern Ireland on what became known as “Bloody Sunday.” In 1649, England’s King…...
Today in History: January 27, Michael Jackson burned in filming accident
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (275+ words) Today is Tuesday, Jan. 27, the 27th day of 2026. There are 338 days left in the year. On Jan. 27, 1984, singer Michael Jackson suffered serious burns to his scalp when pyrotechnics set his hair on fire during the filming of a Pepsi-Cola TV commercial…...
Today in History: January 25, Charles Manson convicted of murder, conspiracy
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (256+ words) Today is Sunday, Jan. 25, the 25th day of 2026. There are 340 days left in the year. On Jan. 25,1971, Charles Manson and three of his followers were convicted in Los Angeles of murder and conspiracy in the 1969 slayings of seven people, including actor…...