“More Than Just a Doll”: Mattel Releases First Blind Barbie
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Barbie launched in 1959 and has come a long way since then, with an array of diverse dolls in the lineup. Most recently, Mattel released the first blind Barbie, made in collaboration with the American Foundation for the Blind.​“Barbie is all about joy — about discovering and...
On August 5, 1962, 36-year-old Marilyn Monroe was found dead in her bed, wrapped in her champagne sheets and reaching for her phone, with over a dozen pill bottles on the table beside her
Though her death was officially attributed to a "probable suicide" due to an overdose of barbiturates, others have pointed to omissions and oddities in her autopsy report — and have...
In January 1949, a 13-year-old boy in Washington, D.C., began exhibiting disturbing behavior that left his parents baffled and terrified,
He was calm and normal during the day, but at night, he would suddenly erupt into screaming fits and other wild outbursts. Meanwhile, he would enter a trance-like state, make sounds in a guttural voice, and break out in scratches and red...
In January 1949, a 13-year-old boy in Washington, D.C., began exhibiting disturbing behavior that left his parents baffled and terrifiedHe was calm and normal during the day, but at night, he would suddenly erupt into screaming fits and other wild outbursts. Meanwhile, he would enter a trance-like state, make sounds in a guttural voice, and break out in scratches and red lines all over his...