March 12 in History
What happened on March 12 in history?
A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on march 12 in history. Historical facts of the day in the areas of military, politics, science, music, sports, arts, entertainment and more. Discover what happened on march 12 in history.
?>1994
The Church of England ordains women priests.
1985
The United States and the Soviet Union begin arms control talks in Geneva.
1984
Lebanese President Gemayel opens the second meeting in five years calling for the end to nine-years of war.
1959
The U.S. House of Representatives joins the Senate in approving the statehood of Hawaii.
1945
Diarist Anne Frank dies in a German concentration camp.
1944
Great Britain bars all travel to neutral Ireland, which is suspected of collaborating with Nazi Germany.
1939
Pius XII is elected the new pope in Rome.
1938
German troops enter Austria without firing a shot, forming the anschluss (union) of Austria and Germany.
1933
President Paul von Hindenburg drops the flag of the German Republic and orders that the swastika and empire banner be flown side by side.
1933
President Roosevelt makes the first of his Sunday evening fireside chats.
1930
Gandhi begins his march to the sea to symbolizes his defiance of British rule in India.
1917
Russian troops mutiny as the “February Revolution” begins.
1912
Juliet Low founds the Girl Scouts in Savannah, Georgia.
1911
Dr. Fletcher of the Rockefeller Institute discovers the cause of infantile paralysis.
1909
British Parliament increases naval appropriations for Great Britain.
1903
The Czar of Russia issues a decree providing for nominal freedom of religion throughout the land.
1894
Coca-Cola is sold in bottles for the first time.
1884
Mississippi establishes the first U.S. state college for women.
1879
The British Zulu War begins.
1863
President Jefferson Davis delivers his State of the Confederacy address.
1809
Great Britain signs a treaty with Persia forcing the French out of the country.
1789
The United States Post Office is established.
1664
New Jersey becomes a British colony.
1609
The Bermuda Islands become an English colony.
1507
Cesare Borgia dies while fighting alongside his brother, the king of Navarre, in Spain.
1496
The Jews are expelled from Syria.