What Happened on Mar 12
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Native American Forces Attack Plymouth Plantation
Spring of 1676 marked the high point for the combined tribes when, on March 12, they attacked Plymouth Plantation itself. Though the town withstood... Read more
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Andrew Carnegie Offers New York $5.2 Million To Build Libraries
On March 12, 1901, Andrew Carnegie, one of the world's foremost industrialists, offered the city of New York $5.2 million for the construction of... Read more
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Battleship Iéna Explosion
Iéna was a pre-dreadnought battleship of the French Navy. Her design was derived from the preceding Charlemagne class battleships with a heavier... Read more
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Montreal Wanderers win Stanley Cup
Since Ottawa won the challenges, the winner of the regular season of the NHA would take over the Stanley Cup championship. The Wanderers having won... Read more
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The Girl Scouts of the United States of America is Founded
Girl Scouting in the United States of America began on 12 March 1912 when Juliette "Daisy" Gordon Low organized the first Girl Scout troop meeting... Read more
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St. Francis Dam Failure
The bold, black headlines echo down through the years, staring up from the fading, crumbling newspapers that carried the tale of death and... Read more
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Mahatma Gandhi Embarks on the Salt Satyagraha
The Salt Satyagraha was a campaign of nonviolent protest against the British salt tax in colonial India which began with the Salt March to Dandi on... Read more
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Edward R. Murrow Marries Janet Huntington Brewster
Janet Huntington Brewster graduated from Middletown High School in Middleton, Connecticut in 1929. While attending high school, she was an... Read more
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Signing of the Moscow Peace Treaty Between Finland and the Soviet Union
The Moscow Peace Treaty was signed by Finland and the Soviet Union on March 12, 1940, and the ratifications were exchanged on March 21. It marked... Read more
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Harry Truman Creates the Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine is a set of principles of U.S. inland policy created on March 12, 1947 by President Harry S Truman. In this, Truman declared... Read more
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Northwest Airlines Flight 4422 Crashes, Killing 30
Northwest flight 4422 was a non-scheduled charter flight en route from Shanghai-Lunghwa Airport to La Guardia Field. An intermediate stop was made... Read more
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Llandow Air Disaster
On 12 March 1950, an Avro 689 Tudor V owned by Airflight Limited and being operated under the Fairflight name, took off from Dublin Airport in... Read more
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'The Cat In The Hat' is Published
Ted thought it would be a simple matter to turn out a book, but seven months and much throwing of the manuscript across the room [another "thinking... Read more
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Parliament releases Chocolate City
Chocolate City is a 1975 album by the funk band Parliament. It has a theme of love of Washington, D.C., where the group was particularly popular.... Read more
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Accept releases Metal Heart
Metal Heart is a 1985 release by German heavy metal band Accept. Although the group had recorded before at Dierks-Studios, this was the first album... Read more
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MST3K Ep. K15 - "Superdome"
After an incomplete version was on the fan circuit for 8 years, the final host segment was found in 2003, making that segment the latest found... Read more
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Primus releases Miscellaneous Debris
Miscellaneous Debris is an EP of five cover songs by Primus, released on March 12, 1992. The entire EP features bassist Les Claypool with his... Read more
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Storm of the Century
In the early morning hours of Saturday, March 13, 1993, the "Storm of the Century" hit Florida's West Coast with awesome fury. Hurricane-strength... Read more
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Down By Law releases All Scratched Up!
All Scratched Up is the fourth full length album by Down by Law that was released in 1996. Read more
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Sepultura release Roots
Roots is the sixth studio album by Brazilian metal band Sepultura. It was released in March 12, 1996 by Roadrunner Records, and was the band's last... Read more
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"Weird Al" Yankovic releases Bad Hair Day
Bad Hair Day is the 9th studio album by "Weird Al" Yankovic, released in 1996. This album was the third studio album self-produced by Yankovic. The... Read more
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"Year 3000" Is Released
Jonas Brothers covered "Year 3000" in 2006. To make their version more kid-friendly, some of the more sexually suggestive lyrics were removed. To... Read more
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Boston Celtics defeat Indiana Pacers, 122-103
It’s a classic Catch-22. On the one hand, Celtics coach Doc Rivers feels he has to reestablish Paul Pierce as the go-to guy as his team builds... Read more
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Minnesota Wild defeat Buffalo Sabres, 3-2
BUFFALO, N.Y. - The Wild found the perfect antidote for its struggling offense and road woes. No Ryan Miller. The Buffalo Sabres gave their... Read more