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Rumors of Barbie’s death were greatly exaggerated. On March 8, 2014, the day before the doll’s 55th birthday, a [Daily Beast article](The Death of Barbie (thedailybeast.com) opined that the doll’s days were numbered due to declining sales. The Forward responded with mixed feelings for the Mattel toy, who, befitting her origins, meant a lot to Jewish women. Barbie had her coming out on March 9, 1959 — henceforth National Barbie Day — when she appeared at the New York Toy Fair. She was the hour-glass-shaped scion of Ruth Handler, the child of Polish Jewish immigrants. The doll itself ...

101 Popular Trends From the Year You Were Born By Ken Levy, Stacker News On 2/5/21 at 6:30 PM EST Whether purchasing an Elvis Presley record, successfully completing a crossword puzzle (without cheating), or eating a cronut, chances are you've jumped on a trend bandwagon at some point in your life. Merriam-Webster defines trend as "a current style or preference." While some trends don't quite stand the test of time (think goldfish swallowing), others, such as Barbie dolls, remain venerable icons to this day. Acdx / Wikimedia Commons Stacker scoured historical accounts, company websites, ne...

Join In Part 1, we posed this question: Of the thousands of toys given to American girls and boys over time, what are the greatest? This writer, a lifelong toy collector and longtime toy columnist, decided to tackle that massive question. We started at the year 1900, we’ll exclude board and card games (surely worthy of their own list), and we’ll exclude athletic equipment. Not every selection may be your particular cup of pretend tea, but each one was chosen according to The Tom Morello Scale of “impact, influence, and awesomeness.” Here are the Greatest Toys from 1950 to 1978. 1952:...