Friday, March 12, 2021

History for March 12

History for March 12 - On-This-Day.com
Mitt Romney 1947 - Politician
  • 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.
  • 1930 - Ghandi began his 200-mile march to the sea that symbolized his defiance of British rule over India.
  • 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.

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