History for March 12

History for March 12 - On-This-Day.com:
Clement Studebaker 1831, Wally Schirra 1913 - Astronaut, Jack Kerouac 1922


Mitt Romney 1947 - Politician, James Taylor 1948 - Singer, songwriter, Carl Hiaasen 1953 - Author


1789 - The U.S. Post Office was established.


1894 - Coca-Cola was sold in bottles for the first time.


1912 - The Girl Scout organization was founded. The original name was Girl Guides.


1923 - Dr. Lee DeForest demonstrated phonofilm. It was his technique for putting sound on motion picture film.


1933 - President Paul von Hindenburg dropped the flag of the German Republic and ordered that the swastika and empire banner be flown side by side.


1947 - U.S. President Truman established the "Truman Doctrine" to help Greece and Turkey resist Communism.


1974 - "Wonder Woman" debuted on ABC-TV. The show later went to CBS-TV.


1987 - "Les Miserables" opened on Broadway.