Posts Tagged ‘ On This Day ’

September 6th 1959: The Barbie Doll Hits the Market

Sep 9th, 2008 | By James Green | Category: Marketing

Barbie has been an important part of the toy fashion doll market for nearly fifty years, and has been the subject of numerous controversies and lawsuits, often involving parody of the doll and her lifestyle. In recent years, Barbie has faced increasing competition from the Bratz range of dolls.
The doll was the brain child of [...]



5th September 1959: The UK’s First Direct Dial Long Distance Call from a Phone Box

Sep 9th, 2008 | By James Green | Category: Business News

In these days of instant mobile communication it may surprise readers to know that fifty years ago you couldn’t even make a telephone call without the help of an operator.
For a number of years after the telephone service was first introduced if you wanted to make a call, even a local one, you lifted the [...]