History for March 12 - On-This-Day.com
Clement Studebaker 1831, Charles Boycott 1832, Wally Schirra 1913 - Astronaut
Barbara Feldon 1933 - Actress ("Get Smart"), Mitt Romney 1947 - Politician, James Taylor 1948 - Singer, songwriter
1496 - Jews were expelled from Syria.
1609 - The Bermuda Islands became an English colony.
1789 - The U.S. Post Office was established.
1912 - The Girl Scout organization was founded. The original name was Girl Guides.
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.
1987 - "Les Miserables" opened on Broadway.
2002 - U.S. homeland security chief Tom Ridge unveiled a color-coded system for terror warnings.
2009 - It was announced that the Sear Tower in Chicago, IL, would be renamed Willis Tower.
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