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March 9Happy Birthday to South Korean singer, actress and Girls’ Generation member Kim Tae-yeon (1989). In 1959, the Barbie doll is first introduced to the public at the American International Toy Fair in New York. |
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March 10Until the end of this week at Ardel’s Third Place Gallery on Thonglor Soi 10, see What Are We Drinking?, an exhibition of glass and porcelain installations representing drinks and bottles by local artist Nino Sarabutra. The gallery is open Tuesday to Sunday from 10:30 am to 7 pm. For more details, call 02 422 2092. In 1909, Thailand signs the Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909 and relinquishes its sovereignty over the Malay states of Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis and Terengganu, which become British protectorates. |
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March 11In 1997, Former Beatle Paul McCartney is knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. In 2011, a huge earthquake strikes 130 kilometres east of Sendai, Japan, triggering a tsunami that kills thousands of people and causes the second largest nuclear accident in history. |
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March 12In 1991, the R.E.M.’s seventh album, Out of Time, is released. The album goes on to sell more than 18 million copies worldwide and wins three Grammy Awards in 1992. In 1894, in Vicksburg, Mississippi, Coca-Cola is bottled and sold for the first time by soda fountain operator Joseph Biedenharn. |
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March 13See Scottish instrumental rock band Mogwai live at their Mogwai live in Bangkok 2015 concert. The quintet will perform songs from their latest album, Rave Tapes, at 8 pm at Moonstar Studio, Ladprao Soi 80. Tickets are 1,500 baht at Thai Ticketmajor. For more information, call 02 565 3456. In 1988, the Seikan Tunnel, the longest undersea tunnel in the world, opens between Aomori and Hakodate in northern Japan. |
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March 14See popular boy band One Direction live at their One Direction on the Road Again Tour 2015 concert. The boys hit the stage at 8 pm at Rajamangala Stadium, Huamark. Tickets are 1,800 to 5,500 baht at Thai Ticketmajor. In 1995, Norman Thagard becomes the first American astronaut to ride to space on board a Russian launch vehicle. |
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March 15In 1956, the popular stage musical My Fair Lady premieres at the Mark Hellinger Theatre on Broadway in New York City. In 1892, Liverpool Football Club is founded. |
