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1829 - The Post Office Department was Officially Organized.
1847 - The Date of the Battle of Vera Cruz.
1875 - Moody and Sankey Began the Famous London Campaign.
Of course, we should thank God for the contribution of Dwight Moody to our country and to our world. Then we should pray for London. In 1965 I was privileged to visit London and to see some of the spiritual heritage of this great city. America owes much of her spiritual heritage to England - her John Wesleys, Charles Wesleys, George Whitefields, and others. She made tremendous contributions to America. In a real sense, England is our mother. England has seen the days of Moody, the days of Spurgeon, the days of Wesley, and the days of Booth and has truly seen the days of real revival. Today she languishes in apostasy and the Gospel is certainly not the norm for English people. Pray today for England. Pray for missionaries there. Pray for pastors there. Pray for God's people there. Pray for revival in England.
While we are thinking about revival in England, we should also think about revival in America. America was born in revival. The revivaI in the 1800's with Peter Cartwright and Jonathan Edwards, the revival starting with the Fulton Street prayer-meeting, the revivals of Dwight Moody, the revivals of R. A. Torrey, the revivals of Billy Sunday, and others still ring in our ears while we sadly bow our heads and say with the Psalmist, "We have heard with our ears, O God our fathers have told us... " (Psalm 44:1) God help us somehow not only to hear about the revivals in the past but to see revivals today.
1890 - The Birthday of the Communist Leader Molotov.
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.
Eleven inches tall, with a waterfall of blond hair, Barbie was the first mass-produced toy doll in the United States with adult features. The woman behind Barbie was Ruth Handler, who co-founded Mattel, Inc. with her husband in 1945. After seeing her young daughter ignore her baby dolls to play make-believe with paper dolls of adult women, Handler realized there was an important niche in the market for a toy that allowed little girls to imagine the future.
Barbie's appearance was modeled on a doll named Lilli, based on a German comic strip character. Originally marketed as a racy gag gift to adult men in tobacco shops, the Lilli doll later became extremely popular with children. Mattel bought the rights to Lilli and made its own version, which Handler named after her daughter, Barbara. With its sponsorship of the "Mickey Mouse Club" TV program in 1955, Mattel became the first toy company to broadcast commercials to children. They used this medium to promote their new toy, and by 1961, the enormous consumer demand for the doll led Mattel to release a boyfriend for Barbie. Handler named him Ken, after her son. Barbie's best friend, Midge, came out in 1963; her little sister, Skipper, debuted the following year.
Over the years, Barbie generated huge sales--and a lot of controversy. On the positive side, many women saw Barbie as providing an alternative to traditional 1950s gender roles. She has had a series of different jobs, from airline stewardess, doctor, pilot and astronaut to Olympic athlete and even U.S. presidential candidate. Others thought Barbie's never-ending supply of designer outfits, cars and "Dream Houses" encouraged kids to be materialistic. It was Barbie's appearance that caused the most controversy, however. Her tiny waist--it was estimated that if she were a real woman, her measurements would be 36-18-38--led many to claim that Barbie provided little girls with an unrealistic and harmful example and fostered negative body image.
Despite the criticism, sales of Barbie-related merchandise continued to soar, topping 1 billion dollars annually by 1993. Since 1959, more than 800 million dolls in the Barbie family have been sold around the world and Barbie is now a bona fide global icon. - www.history.com/this-day-in-history/barbie-makes-her-debut (Mar 9, 2012)
1847 - The Date of the Battle of Vera Cruz.
1875 - Moody and Sankey Began the Famous London Campaign.
Of course, we should thank God for the contribution of Dwight Moody to our country and to our world. Then we should pray for London. In 1965 I was privileged to visit London and to see some of the spiritual heritage of this great city. America owes much of her spiritual heritage to England - her John Wesleys, Charles Wesleys, George Whitefields, and others. She made tremendous contributions to America. In a real sense, England is our mother. England has seen the days of Moody, the days of Spurgeon, the days of Wesley, and the days of Booth and has truly seen the days of real revival. Today she languishes in apostasy and the Gospel is certainly not the norm for English people. Pray today for England. Pray for missionaries there. Pray for pastors there. Pray for God's people there. Pray for revival in England.
While we are thinking about revival in England, we should also think about revival in America. America was born in revival. The revivaI in the 1800's with Peter Cartwright and Jonathan Edwards, the revival starting with the Fulton Street prayer-meeting, the revivals of Dwight Moody, the revivals of R. A. Torrey, the revivals of Billy Sunday, and others still ring in our ears while we sadly bow our heads and say with the Psalmist, "We have heard with our ears, O God our fathers have told us... " (Psalm 44:1) God help us somehow not only to hear about the revivals in the past but to see revivals today.
1890 - The Birthday of the Communist Leader Molotov.
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.
Eleven inches tall, with a waterfall of blond hair, Barbie was the first mass-produced toy doll in the United States with adult features. The woman behind Barbie was Ruth Handler, who co-founded Mattel, Inc. with her husband in 1945. After seeing her young daughter ignore her baby dolls to play make-believe with paper dolls of adult women, Handler realized there was an important niche in the market for a toy that allowed little girls to imagine the future.
Barbie's appearance was modeled on a doll named Lilli, based on a German comic strip character. Originally marketed as a racy gag gift to adult men in tobacco shops, the Lilli doll later became extremely popular with children. Mattel bought the rights to Lilli and made its own version, which Handler named after her daughter, Barbara. With its sponsorship of the "Mickey Mouse Club" TV program in 1955, Mattel became the first toy company to broadcast commercials to children. They used this medium to promote their new toy, and by 1961, the enormous consumer demand for the doll led Mattel to release a boyfriend for Barbie. Handler named him Ken, after her son. Barbie's best friend, Midge, came out in 1963; her little sister, Skipper, debuted the following year.
Over the years, Barbie generated huge sales--and a lot of controversy. On the positive side, many women saw Barbie as providing an alternative to traditional 1950s gender roles. She has had a series of different jobs, from airline stewardess, doctor, pilot and astronaut to Olympic athlete and even U.S. presidential candidate. Others thought Barbie's never-ending supply of designer outfits, cars and "Dream Houses" encouraged kids to be materialistic. It was Barbie's appearance that caused the most controversy, however. Her tiny waist--it was estimated that if she were a real woman, her measurements would be 36-18-38--led many to claim that Barbie provided little girls with an unrealistic and harmful example and fostered negative body image.
Despite the criticism, sales of Barbie-related merchandise continued to soar, topping 1 billion dollars annually by 1993. Since 1959, more than 800 million dolls in the Barbie family have been sold around the world and Barbie is now a bona fide global icon. - www.history.com/this-day-in-history/barbie-makes-her-debut (Mar 9, 2012)