101.9 KING Radio » Barbie

This Day in History for March 9 – Barbie Introduced and More

Shauna Wright — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 13:30:57 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1841 – The US Supreme Court rules that captive Africans who had seized control of the ship carrying them had been taken into slavery illegally (More info)

1916 – Pancho Villa leads nearly 500 Mexican raiders in an attack against Columbus, New Mexico (More info)

Life-Size Barbie Has a Shocking Look [VIDEO]

Gailen Sprague — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 15:46:43 +0000

As a 16-year-old, Galia Slayen made a life-size Barbie out of wood, chicken wire, paper-mache and -- of course -- two big balloons as way to deal with her anorexia.

Now, four years later, Slayen is a sophomore at Hamilton College and is using the massive (but freakishly slim) doll she built to start a conversation about eating disorders and body image issues.