New York Times v. Sullivan: the US Supreme Court protected the press from libel suits by public figures unless there was actual malice (1964)
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Barbie: foot-high fashion doll — full name: Barbie Millicent Roberts — was launched at the New York Toy Fair; a billion have now been sold (1959)
Bobby Fischer, who was born on this date in 1943, became America's only world chess champion in 1972, when he beat Boris Spassky for the title. When Anatoly Karpov challenged him in 1975, Fischer refused to play and his title... (Read full answer)
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