1. The first Barbie doll goes on display at the American Toy Fair in New York City. An original 1959 Barbie. Barbie's official birthday is March 9, 1959—the day she was officially introduced to the world.Who invented the Barbie and when?Barbie...
When Wang Haiyan was young, her favorite toys weren't Barbie dolls. Instead, she started learning to make shadow puppets(皮影)from her father at 13. Now 43, Wang has spent 30 years practicing and spreading the art. Shadow puppetry is a form of theater that uses puppets made from leather...
No one knows exactly when the yo-yo was invented, but its first appearance in the U.S. was in 1927, when Pedro Flores, an immigrant from the Philippines, started carving and selling them. Yo-yos were a toy from his childhood. By 1929, he had two factories in Los Angeles and one in...
The Cristoforetti Barbie is part of the Barbie Dream Gap Project.The project started in 2018.It tries to encourage more girls to devote themselves to science.Cristoforetti hopes that girls can go after their dreams with her help.After all,anything boys can do,___.Don't you think so?(1)Wh...
Shadow puppetry is a form of theater that uses puppets made from leather(皮) or paper,accompanied(伴随) by music and singing.Invented during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 24),it tells us about folklore(民间传说) and historical stories,passing down culture and customs...
Three days before the ___ night,everything was ready for the performance.But when I woke up ___ a fever and sore throat on the day of the play,the entire production came to a sudden ___.Everyone in the drama department was worried,___ there was no way I could perform.The play w...
In 2007, Ibrahim received some money to be fitted with a leg brace (支架), corrective shoes and his first pair of crutches (拐杖). Now that he was more mobile than before, the most important thing for him was to find a way to go back to school. “I wanted to start school again...
and the Content of a Document Separately from Each Other.' i4i LP, which invented this technology, filed suit against Microsoft in March 2007, stating that the software giant was infringing on its technology by utilizing it in certain Word products, and argued that this infringement was '...
Let's begin with the Top Rated Fast Food Chains in Massachusetts. And we'll do it by food category. Again, there were some surprises to be had. First,burgers: Courtesy of Facebook 5 Guys Burgers & Fries As a matter of fact, not only was 5 Guys #1 in Massachusetts, but it's the...
When the Brownie camera, invented in 1900 by Kodak, was released, it was the first time the public could enjoy photography as a hobby, thanks to its non-prohibitive price point. 1928: Dubble Bubble James Green // flickr 1928: Dubble Bubble In the candy world for the 1928 holiday season,...