Article: Some highlights of GI Joe's life.(Originated from Northwest Florida Daily News)

Here are some highlights of GI Joe's life:

1964 _ GI Joe makes his debut as an 11 1/2-inch ``doll'' for boys with 21 moving parts and life-like hair. He is named ``Joe'' after the movie, ``The Story of GI Joe.'' GI Joe becomes the world's first ``Action Figure.''

1968 _ GI Joe line expands to include talking figures.

1969 _ GI Joe line expands to include all categories of the U.S. armed forces and numerous foreign armed forces.

1974 _ During the ``Kung Fu'' craze, some GI Joe figures acquire a ``Kung Fu'' hand grip.

1976 _ GI Joe line is expanded to include ``Eagle Eye'' (with movable eyes), ``Bulletman'' (the ...

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