On This Day - March 12th

Featured Event:

Truman Doctrine pronounced (1947) 📄

On this day in 1947, U.S. President Harry S. Truman articulated what became known as the Truman Doctrine when he asked Congress to appropriate aid for Greece and Turkey, both of which were facing communist threats.

Other Events:

1894: Coca-Cola is sold in bottles for the first time in a candy store in Vicksburg, Mississippi 🍶

1930: Mahatma Gandhi begins his famous 200 mile (300km) protest march against the widely hated British salt tax 🇮🇳

1980: Jury finds John Wayne Gacy guilty of murdering 33 in Chicago 🔪

2012: "The Hunger Games" directed by Francis Lawrence and starring Jennifer Lawrence premieres in Los Angeles 📽️

Holidays:

Aztec New Year 🇲🇽

National Day 🇲🇺

Youth Day 🇿🇲

Featured Birthdays:

1946: Liza Minnelli 🇺🇸 (Actress)

1947: Mitt Romney 🇺🇸 (Senator)

1948: James Taylor 🇺🇸 (Musician)

1954: Anish Kapoor 🇬🇧 (Sculptor)

Featured Deaths:

1955: Charlie Parker 🇺🇸 (Musician)

1991: Ragnar Granit 🇫🇮 (Neuroscientist)

2015: Terry Pratchett 🇬🇧 (Author)