March 9 - The Day in History

March 9 : General Interest 1959: Barbie makes her debut On this day in 1959, the first Barbie doll goes on display at the American Toy Fair in New York City.... read more American Revolution 1781 : Spanish siege of Pensacola begins http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/spanish-siege-of-pensacola-begins Automotive 1985 : First Adopt-a-Highway sign goes up http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-adopt-a-highway-sign-goes-up Civil War 1862 : U.S.S. Monitor battles C.S.S. Virginia http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/uss-monitor-battles-css-ivirginiai Cold War 1954 : Republican senators criticize Joseph McCarthy http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/republican-senators-criticize-joseph-mccarthy Crime 1997 : Rapper Notorious B.I.G. is killed in Los Angeles http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/rapper-notorious-big-is-killed-in-los-angeles Disaster 1981 : Japanese power plant leaks radioactive waste http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/japanese-power-plant-leaks-radioactive-waste General Interest 1841 : Supreme Court rules on Amistad mutiny http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/supreme-court-rules-on-iamistadi-mutiny 1847 : U.S. forces land at Vera Cruz http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-forces-land-at-vera-cruz 1862 : Battle of the Ironclads http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-the-ironclads 1916 : Pancho Villa raids U.S. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pancho-villa-raids-us 1932 : China's last emperor is Japanese puppet http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/chinas-last-emperor-is-japanese-puppet Hollywood 1996 : Comedian George Burns dies at age 100 http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/comedian-george-burns-dies-at-age-100 Literary 1913 : Virginia Woolf delivers her first novel, The Voyage Out http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/virginia-woolf-delivers-her-first-novel-the-voyage-out Music 1997 : Christopher Wallace-a.k.a. The Notorious B.I.G.-is killed in Los Angeles http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/christopher-wallace8212aka-the-notorious-big8212is-killed-in-los-angeles Old West 1916 : Pancho Villa attacks Columbus, New Mexico http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pancho-villa-attacks-columbus-new-mexico Presidential 1954 : Eisenhower criticizes McCarthy http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/eisenhower-criticizes-mccarthy Sports 1943 : Bobby Fischer born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bobby-fischer-born Vietnam War 1965 : Marines continue to land at Da Nang http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/marines-continue-to-land-at-da-nang 1970 : Marines hand over control of I Corps region http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/marines-hand-over-control-of-i-corps-region World War I 1916 : Germany declares war on Portugal http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germany-declares-war-on-portugal World War II 1945 : Firebombing of Tokyo http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/firebombing-of-tokyo