The 1960s were a decade of great technological development, as space travel and global communications became a reality. In 1962 The Queen's Christmas Broadcast referred to recent successes in space, ...

In June 1962, Frank Lee Morris and fellow inmates Clarence and John Anglin pulled off one of the most famous prison escapes in history. They broke out of Alcatraz, the notorious, high-security prison ...

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The Barbie doll is one of the most recognizable toys in the world, and it’s all thanks to a woman named Ruth Handler. In 1959, when Handler introduced Barbie, the toy quickly took the world by storm.

“Gerwig delights in the richness and weirdness of her material in this clever send-up of Barbie dolls and their fraught legacy. It’s impressive how much the director, known for her shrewd and ...

Barbie was officially born on March 9, 1959, when she launched at the American Toy Fair in New York City. Mattel’s co-creator, Ruth Handler, became inspired to create a 3D doll that could ...