Daily Almanac: March 09, 2023

Sunrise/Sunset:

RISE: 7:03 a.m.
SET: 6:45 p.m.

High/Low Temperatures:

HIGH: 47 °F
LOW: 32 °F

Today is…:

• Barbie Day
• Get Over It Day
• False Teeth Day

What Happened On This Day:

• 1959 The Barbie doll goes on sale. The American toy company Mattel claims that more than one billion Barbie dolls have been sold so far, with about 3 dolls being sold every second.
• 1961 Ivan Ivanovich, a human dummy, travels into space. On its test flight on board the Soviet spacecraft Korabl-Sputnik 4 (also known as Sputnik 9), the mannequin was accompanied by a dog, reptiles, mice, and guinea pigs.
• 2011 Space Shuttle Discovery completes its final mission. The shuttle touched down at Kennedy Space Center in Florida after its journey to the International Space Station (ISS).

Births On This Day:

• 1943 Bobby Fischer
American chess player
• 1934 Yuri Gagarin
Russian pilot, astronaut

Deaths On This Day:

• 1997 The Notorious B.I.G.
American rapper
• 1994 Charles Bukowski
American poet