9 March 1959 Posted on March 8, 2014 by Staff The Barbie doll first makes its debut at the American International Toy Fair in New York. Famous Words of Inspiration..."I have gathered a posie of other men's flowers, and nothing but the thread that binds them is my own." Michel de Montaigne — Click here for more from Michel de Montaigne Related posts: 10 March 1959 30 May 1959 1 April 1959 16 September 1959 14 June 1959 21 August 1959 12 January 1959 3 February 1959 9 March 1977 9 March 1976