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What happened in history on this day: March 12?
On March 12 in ...
- 1860 - US Congress accepts Pre-emption Bill; free land in West for colonists.
- 1868 - US Congress abolishes manufacturer's tax.
- 1869 - George S. Boutwell takes office as Treasury Secretary.
- 1884 - Mississippi establishes first US state college for women.
- 1888 - Second day of the Great Blizzard of 1888 in northeast US (400 die).
- 1894 - In Vicksburg, Mississippi, Coca-Cola is sold in bottles for the first time.
- 1904 - Andrew Carnegie establishes Carnegie Hero Fund.
- 1906 - The Denver Mint begins its first production of coins, 1906 gold $10 eagles.
- 1912 - The Girl Guides (later renamed the Girl Scouts of the USA) are founded in Savannah, Georgia, in the United States, by Juliette Gordon Low.
- 1923 - In New York City, Dr. Lee DeForest demonstrates a method for putting sound on motion picture film, called "phonofilm".
- 1933 - U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt presents his first presidential address to the nation. CBS newsman Robert Trout calls it a "Fireside Chat".
- 1945 - New York is first to prohibit discrimination by race and creed in employment.
- 1947 - US President Harry Truman introduces Truman-doctrine to fight communism.
- 1950 - US Congress charters the Girl Scouts of the USA.
- 1951 - The comic strip, Dennis the Menace, appears for the first time in 16 newspapers across the U.S.
- 1956 - Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 500 for first time (500.24).
- 1959 - US House joins Senate approving Hawaii statehood.
- 1964 - Malcolm X resigns from Nation of Islam.
- 1964 - The first legal lottery in the USA in the twentieth century is the New Hampshire Sweepstakes. Draws are held twice per year, at a cost of $3 per ticket. The lottery commission pays US$500,000 to the IRS as a ten percent wagering excise tax.
- 1966 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1968 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1974 - Donna Manson disappears from Evergreen State College, Olympia, Washington (Ted Bundy victim).
- 1980 - Jury finds John Wayne Gacy guilty of murdering 33 in Chicago, Illinois.
- 1981 - Walter R T Witschey installs world's largest sundial in Richmond, Virginia.
- 1987 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average removes Owens-Illinois Glass and Inco from its index, replacing them with Coca-Cola and Boeing Company.
- 1987 - Les Miserables opens at Broadway/Imperial theater in New York City for 4000+ performances.
- 1987 - US Federal judge dismisses lawsuits sought by Oliver North.
- 1989 - Two cyanide-contaminated Chilean grapes found (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA).
- 1993 - Janet Reno is sworn-in as Attorney General of the United States.
- 1997 - Mikail Markhasev is arrested in Los Angeles, California and charged with shooting Bill Cosby's 27-year-old son, Ennis Cosby.
- 2001 - The US Mint releases the North Carolina quarter dollar to circulation.
- 2002 - In Houston, Texas, Andrea Yates is found guilty of drowning her five children on June 20, 2001. She is later sentenced to life in prison.
- 2007 - Representative Ron Paul of Texas announces his candidacy for President of the US in 2008.
- 2008 - Oil hits a record US$110 per barrel.
- 2009 - US President Barack Obama signs a US$410 billion bill to fund most government operations through September 30.
- 2009 - Swiss drugmaking company Roche Holding announces it will acquire the remaining 44 percent of American biotechnology company Genentech stock for US$46.8 billion.
- 2009 - Bernard Madoff, former Nasdaq stock market chairman, pleads guilty to eleven charges of running a US$171 billion worldwide Ponzi scheme, the biggest investment fraud in Wall Street history.
- 2020 - Global stock markets crash due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the United States travel ban on the Schengen Area. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes down over 2,300 points.
Births on March 12
- 1806 - Birth of Jane Means Appleton in Hampton, New Hampshire, USA; spouse of 14th US President Franklin Pierce.
- 1881 - Birth of Daniel Webster in Hoan, Wisconsin; American politician (Mayor-Socialist-Milwaukee).
- 1908 - Birth of Inez Courtney in New York City, New York, USA; actress (13th Man, Crime Ring, Raven).
- 1910 - Birth of Tony "Two-Ton" Galento in Orange, New Jersey, USA; boxer/actor (On the Waterfront).
- 1912 - Birth of Paul Weston AKA Paul Wetstein in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA; Orchestra leader, music arranger (Rudy Vallee's Fleischmann Hour radio show, Tommy Dorsey, Dinah Shore, Bob Crosby, Johnny Mercer's Music Shop radio show, Chesterfield Supper Club, Duffy's Tavern), TV musical director (Danny Kaye, Jonathan Winters, Jim Nabors Hour).
- 1921 - Birth of Gordon MacRae in East Orange, New Jersey, USA; singer/actor (Railroad Hour radio show, Oklahoma!, Carousel, The Desert Song), host (Colgate Comedy Hour TV show).
- 1921 - Birth of Ralph Shapey in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; composer (Fantasy, Rituals).
- 1922 - Birth of Helen Parrish in Columbus, Georgia, USA; actress (Hour Glass, Show Business).
- 1923 - Birth of Walter M Schirra Junior in Hackensack, New Jersey, USA; Captain US Navy/astronaut (Mercury 8, Gemini 6, Apollo 7).
- 1926 - Birth of Hildy Park in Washington, DC, USA; actress (To Tell the Truth).
- 1928 - Birth of Edward Albee in Washington DC, USA playwright (Virginia Woolfe, Zoo Story).
- 1930 - Birth of Scoey Mitchill in Newburgh, New York, USA; actor/comedian (Barefoot in the Park, Rhoda, Match Game).
- 1933 - Birth of Barbara Feldon in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; actress (Agent 99 - Get Smart).
- 1936 - Birth of Lloyd Dobbins in Newport News, Virginia, USA; newscaster (NBC News Overnight).
- 1940 - Birth of Al Jarreau in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; jazz singer ("Moonlighting").
- 1942 - Birth of Paul Kantner in San Francisco, California, USA; rock singer/guitarist (Jefferson Airplane - "White Rabbit", "Somebody To Love").
- 1946 - Birth of Liza Minnelli in Hollywood, California, USA; singer/actress (Sterile Cuckoo, Cabaret, Arrested Development).
- 1947 - Birth of Jill O'Hara in Warren, Pennsylvania, USA; Broadway actress (Promises! Promises!).
- 1948 - Birth of James Taylor in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; vocalist/guitarist ("Up on the Roof").
- 1949 - Birth of Bill Payne in Waco, Texas, USA; rock keyboardist (Little Feat - Time Loves a Hero).
- 1949 - Birth of Sara Lane in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Elizabeth Grainger - The Virginian).
- 1951 - Birth of Caren Kaye in New York City, New York, USA; actress (My Tutor, Bambi - Blansky's Beauties).
- 1956 - Birth of Dale Murphy in Portland, Oregon, USA; Atlanta Braves slugger (two time National League Most Valuable Player).
- 1957 - Birth of Jerry Levine in New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA; actor (Born on 4th of July, Will and Grace).
- 1957 - Birth of Marlon D Jackson in Gary, Indiana, USA; singer (Jackson 5 - "Maybe Tomorrow").
- 1960 - Birth of Courtney B Vance in Detroit, Michigan, USA; actor (Hamburger Hill, Law and Order: Criminal Intent).
- 1962 - Birth of Darryl Strawberry in Los Angeles, California, USA; right fielder (New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees).
- 1963 - Birth of Candy Costie in Seattle, Washington, USA; synchronized swimmer (Olympics-gold-1984).
- 1963 - Birth of Julia Campbell in Huntsville, Alabama, USA; actress (Opportunity Knocks, Still Standing, Martial Law, Herman's Head).
- 1965 - Birth of Steve Finley in Union City, Tennessee, USA; outfielder (San Diego Padres).
- 1966 - Birth of Erich Fischer in Dinuba, California, USA; US Olympics water polo forward (Olympics-1992).
- 1971 - Birth of Greg Hansell in Bellflower, California, USA; pitcher (Minnesota Twins).
- 1972 - Birth of Alisa Castillo; Miss Nevada-USA (1996).
- 1978 - Birth of Cristina Teuscher in New Rochelle, New York; 4 x 200 metre freestyle (Olympics-gold-1996).
Deaths on March 12
- 1888 - Henry Bergh, founder (ASPCA), dies at age 76.
- 1902 - John Peter Altgeld, German/US Governor of Illinois, dies at age 54.
- 1950 - L Heinrich Mann, German/US writer (Between the Races), dies at age 78.
- 1955 - Death of Charlie Parker at age 34 of pneumonia and bleeding ulcer in New York City, New York, USA; jazz saxophonist, father of bebop-style jazz.
- 1967 - Death of American Isaac Scott Hathaway, "the Dean of Negro Ceramics".
- 1971 - Actor David Burns dies onstage of a heart attack at age 70 during a performance of 70 Girls 70 in Philadelphia.
- 1978 - Death of John Cazale at age 41, American actor (Dog Day Afternoon, Deer Hunter) (born 1935).
- 2003 - Death of Lynne Thigpen at age 54 of a cerebral hemmorhage; American actress (Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego, As the World Turns, The District).
- 2023 - Death of Dick Fosbury at age 76; American high-jumper (Olympic champion, inventor of Fosbury flop technique).
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