On This Day - March 9, A Shot of History

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1842 – Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Nabucco" premieres in Milan.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nabucco
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzdDf9hKfJw

1976 – Forty-two people die in the 1976 Cavalese cable car disaster, the worst cable-car accident to date.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavalese_cable_car_disaster_%281976%29
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l47Zk1LCM4k

1964 – Juliette Binoche, French actress and dancer, is born.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juliette_Binoche
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjUxmYChZxk

1959 – The Barbie doll makes its debut at the American International Toy Fair in New York.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hhjjhYGQtY

Produced by Anne-Sophie Goninet