March 9th - Today is the 68th day of the year, with only 297 days remaining in 2006.
Mars' Month - March was the original beginning of the year, and the time for the resumption of war.
March Flowers: Daffodil or Jonquil [Yellow] -  Affection, Cheerfulness, Desire, Grants Wishes, New Beginnings, Respect, and Sympathy
March Birthstone: Aquamarine, Bloodstone - Courage

Barbie's Birthday
Ruth Handler created the Barbie doll on this date in 1959. Barbie still looks good, even though she is 45 years old. She has aged well. To celebrate her 40th birthday in 1999, the U.S. Postal Service issued a Barbie stamp and Mattel unveiled a 40th Anniversary Barbie on August 5, 1999, at the National Barbie Convention. The first Barbie was put on sale on September 6, 1959. Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.


"Universal Time" (UT) which is sometimes referred to, now colloquially, as "Greenwich Mean Time" (GMT)
FIRST QUARTER - Mar 6   8:15 p.m.
FULL MOON - Mar 14   11:35 p.m.
LAST QUARTER - Mar 22   7:10 p.m.
NEW MOON - Mar 29   10:16 a.m.


FUN FACTS ABOUT BARBIE
- In 1959, the first Barbie cost $3
- Barbie and Ken were named after the children of the founders of Mattel
- Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts
- Barbie and Ken have been dating since 1961
- The average American girl is exposed to 2,452 Barbie TV commercials per year
- The Barbie name is fast approaching an annual sales volume of one billion dollars
- Two Barbie dolls are sold every second somewhere in the world
- Over 700 million Barbie dolls and friends have been sold since 1959
- Nearly 1 billion fashions have been produced since 1959 for Barbie and her friends
- Approximately 120 new ensembles are designed for Barbie each year
- The best-selling Barbie doll ever was Totally Hair Barbie
- One popular sport that Barbie has never tried is bowling
- Barbie got her first computer in 1985


ACTING -
1856 Edwin Foy, Greenwich Village NY, vaudeville actor, father of The Seven Little Foys [D: 02/16/28]
1902 Will Greer (William Aughe Ghere), Frankfort IN, actor (Grandpa Walton-The Waltons) [D: 04/22/78]
1938 Charles Siebert, Kenosha WI, actor (One Day at A Time, Trapper John)
1940 Raúl Juliá, San Juan Puerto Rico, actor (Addams Family, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Eyes of Laura Mars) [D: 10/24/94]
1960 Linda Fiorentino, Philadelphia PA, actress (Vision Quest, Men in Black)
1971 Emmanuel Lewis, Brooklyn NY, actor (Webster)
1972 Kerr (Van Cleve) Smith, Exton PA, actor (Jack McPhee-Dawson's Creek)

ARTISTIC -
1918 Mickey (Frank Morrison) Spillane, Brooklyn NY, mystery writer (I the Jury)
1923 André Courréges, France, fashion designer (introduced miniskirts/go-go boots)

HISTORIC -
1454 Amerigo Vespucci, Florence Italy, explorer, No and So America named after him [D: 02/22/1512]
1824 Leland Stanford, Watervliet NY, Governor/Senator/found Stanford University [D: 06/21/1983]
1943 Bobby Fischer, Chicago IL, world chess champion (1972-75)
1959 Brian "Kato" Kaelin, Milwaukee WI, actor (Beach Fever)/OJ houseguest/witness
1970 Melissa Rathburn-Nealy, Grand Rapids MI, US soldier (Iraqi POW)

MUSIC -
1936 Mickey Gilley, Natchitoches LA, country singer (Don't the Girls All Get Prettier at Closin' Time)
1942 Mark Lindsay, Cambridge ID, rocker (Paul Revere & the Raiders-Kicks, Arizona)
1948 Jimmy Fadden, Long Beach CA, singer (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band)
1948 Jeffrey Osborne, Providence RI, rock vocalist (On the Wings of Love)

SCIENCE -
1900 Howard Aiken, Hoboken NJ, engineer (IBM's Harvard Mark I) [03/14/73]
1934 Yuri Russia, Klushino Russia, cosmonaut, first man into space (aboard Vostok 1) [D: 03/27/68]

SPORTS -
1915 Pete Gray (Wyshner), Nanticoke PA, one-armed outfielder (St Louis Browns)
1927 Jack Jensen, SF CA, AL outfielder, played Rose Bowl and World Series [D: 07/14/82]
1950 Danny Sullivan, Louisville KY, Indy-car racer (over 10 wins)
1955 Teo Fabi, Milan Italy, Formula One driver/racer (Rookie of Year-1983)
1965 Brian Bosworth, OKC, NFL linebacker (Seahawks) /actor (Stone Cold)


1796 Napoléon Bonaparte marries his first wife, Joséphine de Beauharnais.
1798 Dr George Balfour becomes first naval surgeon in the US navy
1822 Charles M Graham of New York patents artificial teeth
1864 Ulysses S Grant is appointed commander of Union Army
1933 The U.S. Congress begins its first 100 days of enacting New Deal legislation. President Franklin D. Roosevelt submits the Emergency Banking Act to Congress.
1942 Construction of the Alaska Highway began
1957 Aleutian Islands register a 9.1 magnitude earthquake.
1964 The first Ford Mustang rolls off the assembly line at Ford Motor Company.
1961 Sputnik 9 carries Chernushka (dog) into orbit
1975 Construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System begins.
1990 Dr. Antonia Novello is sworn in as Surgeon General of the United States, becoming the first female and Hispanic American to serve in that position.
2004 The US federal building and courthouse in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was renamed the Ronald Reagan Federal Building and Courthouse.
MORE EVENTS

SOURCE: Earth Calendar
Baron Bliss Day - Belize
Commonwealth Day - Canada


BORG BARBIE
The Mattel Toy company, in conjunction with Paramount Studios, announces the newest release in the Barbie line: "Borg Barbie." Created as an offshoot of the Classic Trek Barbie and Ken line, Borg Barbie features the fun of Barbie and the excitement of the fabulously successful Star Trek films and television programs.

Borg Barbie comes with a complete Borg suit ... and SHE TALKS! Watch your children marvel as Borg Barbie says phrases like, "Assimilation is Hard," "Let's accessorize our implants," "Your shopping mall WILL service the Borg," and "Let's absorb some cultures!"

Recognizing a long-time deficiency in the Ken product, Mattel is releasing its new "Assimilated Ken," with a complete line of attachments and accessories. Assimilated Ken comes "fully functional and versed in multiple techniques," to give your kids hours of enjoyment.

The Borg Barbie line includes the new Shuttlecraft that converts into a Borg Cube. The Borg Cube configuration features slots to insert Barbie, Ken, and the new "Modified Midge" and "Cyber Skipper" dolls. Join all four to create an invincible Barbie Collective that says, "We are Barbie of Borg. Resistance is Futile. You WILL buy accessories for US."


"You know you've made it when you've been molded in miniature plastic. But you know what children do with Barbie dolls - it's a bit scary, actually." - Cate Blanchett quotes


BARBIE: Doll who wears very little clothing. (WordFoolery)

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