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[[Image:Destroyed St Francis Dam.jpg|right|100x100px|Ruins of the St. Francis Dam]] |
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{{*mp}} [[1928]] – The failure of the '''[[St. Francis Dam]]''' northwest of [[Los Angeles]], [[California]] resulted in a [[flood]] that killed 400 people.<!--refimprove |
{{*mp}} [[1928]] – The failure of the '''[[St. Francis Dam]]''' northwest of [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], resulted in a [[flood]] that killed 400 people.<!--refimprove |
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{{*mp}} [[1938]] – '''[[Anschluss]]''': [[Austria]] was [[military occupation|occupied]] by the [[Wehrmacht]], and subsequently became [[Ostmark]], a [[province]] within the [[Nazi Germany|German Reich]]. <!--Tagged with {{refimprove}} |
{{*mp}} [[1938]] – '''[[Anschluss]]''': [[Austria]] was [[military occupation|occupied]] by the [[Wehrmacht]], and subsequently became [[Ostmark]], a [[province]] within the [[Nazi Germany|German Reich]]. <!--Tagged with {{refimprove}} |
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{{*mp}} [[1940]] – The '''[[Moscow Peace Treaty]]''' was signed, ending the [[Winter War]] between [[Finland]] and the [[Soviet Union]].<!--Tagged with {{refimprove}} |
{{*mp}} [[1940]] – The '''[[Moscow Peace Treaty]]''' was signed, ending the [[Winter War]] between [[Finland]] and the [[Soviet Union]].<!--Tagged with {{refimprove}} |
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{{*mp}} [[510s BC|515 BCE]] – Construction of the '''[[Temple in Jerusalem]]''' was completed. |
{{*mp}} [[510s BC|515 BCE]] – Construction of the '''[[Temple in Jerusalem]]''' was completed. |
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{{*mp}} [[538]] – [[Vitiges]], [[Germanic kingship|king]] of the [[Ostrogoths]] ended his '''[[Siege of Rome (537–538)|siege of Rome]]''', leaving the city in the hands of the victorious Roman general, [[Belisarius]]. |
{{*mp}} [[538]] – [[Vitiges]], [[Germanic kingship|king]] of the [[Ostrogoths]], ended his '''[[Siege of Rome (537–538)|siege of Rome]]''', leaving the city in the hands of the victorious Roman general, [[Belisarius]]. |
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{{*mp}} [[1622]] – '''[[Ignatius of Loyola]]''' and '''[[Francis Xavier]]''', founders of the [[Society of Jesus|Jesuits]], were [[canonization|canonized]] as [[saint]]s by [[Pope Gregory XV]]. |
{{*mp}} [[1622]] – '''[[Ignatius of Loyola]]''' and '''[[Francis Xavier]]''', founders of the [[Society of Jesus|Jesuits]], were [[canonization|canonized]] as [[saint]]s by [[Pope Gregory XV]]. |
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{{*mp}} [[1930]] – [[Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi|Gandhi]] began the '''[[Salt Satyagraha|Dandi March]]''' ''(pictured)'', a 24-day walk to defy the [[British Empire|British]] tax on [[Sodium chloride|salt]] in [[colonial India]]. |
{{*mp}} [[1930]] – [[Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi|Gandhi]] began the '''[[Salt Satyagraha|Dandi March]]''' ''(pictured)'', a 24-day walk to defy the [[British Empire|British]] tax on [[Sodium chloride|salt]] in [[colonial India]]. |
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Revision as of 03:13, 12 March 2011
This is a list of selected March 12 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.
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March 12: Independence Day in Mauritius (1968); Arbor Day in China and Taiwan
- 515 BCE – Construction of the Temple in Jerusalem was completed.
- 538 – Vitiges, king of the Ostrogoths, ended his siege of Rome, leaving the city in the hands of the victorious Roman general, Belisarius.
- 1622 – Ignatius of Loyola and Francis Xavier, founders of the Jesuits, were canonized as saints by Pope Gregory XV.
- 1930 – Gandhi began the Dandi March (pictured), a 24-day walk to defy the British tax on salt in colonial India.
- 1947 – Cold War: U.S. President Harry S. Truman proclaimed the Truman Doctrine to help stem the spread of Communism.
- 1971 – The Turkish Armed Forces executed a coup by memorandum, forcing the resignation of Prime Minister Süleyman Demirel.