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1894 – In Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA, Coca-Cola is sold in bottles for the first time.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_12

1927 – The Roxy Theatre in New York City was a 5,920 seat movie theater at 153 West 50th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roxy_Theatre_(New_York_City)

1959 – the first Barbie doll goes on display at the American Toy Fair in New York City.
Source: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history

1817 – The New York Stock Exchange is founded.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_8

1966 – Staff Sergeant Barry Sadler hits #1 with “Ballad of The Green Berets”
Source: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/staff-sergeant-barry-sadler-hits-1-with-quotballad-of-the-green-beretsquot

1875  – The first ever organized indoor game of ice hockey is played in Montreal, Canada as recorded in The Montreal Gazette.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_3

1873 – E. Remington and Sons in Ilion, New York begins production of the first practical typewriter.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_1

1919 – An act of the U.S. Congress establishes most of the Grand Canyon as a United States National Park.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_26

1919 – Oregon places a 1 cent per U.S. gallon tax on gasoline, becoming the first U.S. state to levy a gasoline tax.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_25

1970 – National Public Radio (NPR) is founded in the United States.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Public_Radio