March 9 in Pop Culture History

1611 – Johannes Fabricius, a Dutch astronomer, discovered sunspots.

1822 – Charles M. Graham of NY was issued the first US Patent (#X03472) for artificial teeth.

1841 – The US Supreme Court ruled that the African slaves who seized control of the Amistad slave ship had been illegally forced into slavery and thus were free under American law.

1858 – Albert Potts of Philadelphia patented the first US Patent (#19,578) for a street postal mailbox.

1957 (Earthquake) Andreanof Islands, Alaska

1959 – #1 Hit March 9, 1959 – April 12, 1959: Frankie Avalon – Venus

1959 – Barbie debuted. Barbie’s appearance was modeled on a doll named Lilli, based on a racy German comic strip character.

1984 – Children of the Corn and Splash were released in theaters

1985 – #1 Hit March 9, 1985 – March 29, 1985: REO Speedwagon – Can’t Fight This Feeling

1985 – The Tyler Civitan Club was the first to partake in the Adopt-a-Highway Sign Program, erected on Texas’s Highway 69.

1989 – A Geomagnetic Storm affected Quebec’s electrical transmission system.

1990 – Joe Versus the Volcano and House Party were released in theaters.

1991 – #1 Hit March 9, 1991 – March 22, 1991: Mariah Carey – Someday

1997 – Christopher Wallace, AKA Biggie Smalls, AKA the Notorious B.I.G., was shot to death at a stoplight in Los Angeles. Rapper Suge Knight has been eyed as the killer. Suge was also accused of running over (and killing) Terry Carter in January 2015.

2002 – #1 Hit March 9, 2002 – April 19, 2002: Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule – Ain’t It Funny

2007 – 300 debuted in theaters.

2009 – Castle premiered on ABC

#1 Hit – March 9, 2019 – March 15, 2019: Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper – Shallow

2256 – (fictional) Construction was finished on space station Babylon 5, TV show.