On this day - 9 July
Historical items of interest as featured in the papers of the day.
Premiere of Barbie
Barbie is a movie based on the dolls created by Mattel as they travel through both Barbieland and the real world. It was the first live action Barbie movie and starred Margot Robbie as Barbie and Ryan Gosling as Ken.
On July 9th 2023 Barbie premiered at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. It went on to be released on July 21st 2023 in the US and UK. It was released on the same day as Oppenheimer, causing an online trend where the two were viewed as a double feature dubbed "Barbenheimer".
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