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Monday, March 16, 2026
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Important Events From This day in History March 16th
2005 U.S.A. Scott Peterson
2005 : Scott Peterson is sent to death row for the slaying of his pregnant wife, Laci Peterson.
1968 Vietnam Massacre By US Forces
1968 : U.S. troops massacre South Vietnamese between 200 and 500 unarmed villagers at My Lai 4, a cluster of hamlets in the coastal lowlands of the northernmost region of South Vietnam. During the ensuing massacre, several old men were bayoneted; some women and children praying outside the local temple were shot in the back of the head; and at least one girl was raped before being killed. Others were systematically rounded up and led to a nearby ditch where they were executed. In some ways this single story that came out changed the views of many American citizens who were beginning to question why the US was involved in Vietnam and was later proved to be true, this was a fairly isolated case of US forces brutality which reflected wrongly on all US forces in Vietnam.
1935 Germany Treaty of Versailles
1935 : Adolf Hitler violates the Treaty of Versailles by introducing compulsory military conscription in Germany and rebuilding German armed forces. This included a new Navy (Kriegsmarine), the first full armored divisions (Panzerwaffe) and an Air Force (Luftwaffe).
1915 U.S.A. Federal Trade Commission
1915 : The Federal Trade Commission was organized following the Federal Trade Commission Act in 1914. Its principal mission is the promotion of "consumer protection" and the elimination and prevention of what regulators perceive to be "anti-competitive" business practices, one of it's roles is to enforce antitrust laws.
1920 U.S.A. Sir Aukland Geddes
1920 : Sir Aukland Geddes, an ambassador to the United States, stated that mutual respect was needed between the U.S. and Britain. A lengthy quote made by Geddes had been produced by the press. This quote included ideals of how when peace and respect is agreed upon that it should actually happen. Geddes stressed that trust love need to be present for peace to happen.
1926 U.S.A. First Rocket Launch
1926 : The US professor and scientist Robert Hutchings Goddard, Ph.D. launches the world's first liquid-fueled rocket.
1930 Spain Premier De Rivera
1930 : Respects were paid to Premier De Rivera who had passed away today in Spain. He was the one who was responsible for the founding of the Spanish Patriotic Union.
1942 U.S.A. Fats Waller
1942 : Recording artist Fats Waller records “The Jitterbug Waltz” in New York. In addition to this song, some of his other hits include “Honeysuckle Rose” and “Valentine Stomp.”
1945 Iwo Jima Allies Declare Secure
1945 : The island of Iwo Jima in the Pacific Ocean is declared secure by Allied Commanders, but on the night of March 25th a 300-man Japanese force launched a final counterattack in the vicinity of Airfield Number 2 leaving more than 100 US Forces killed and another 200 wounded. Iwo Jima was a difficult battle for the allies as the Japanese fought to the last man and of over 21,000 Japanese soldiers who were entrenched on the island, 20,703 died either from fighting or by ritual suicide.
1948 Columbia Plane Crash
1948 : A plane crashed into a mountain in Columbia. Fourteen lives were lost in this crash. A protestant clergy member and his family were among those on board before this tragedy happened.
1953 U.S.A. Right To Work Laws
1953 : The U.S. Supreme Court gave power to enforce right-to-work laws to the state of Virginia. This action made it possible for state courts to stop peaceful picketing demonstrations if this action non-union workers’ employment.
1953 England Marshal Tito
1953 : Marshal Tito of Yugoslavia is the first Communist head of state to visit Great Britain, this follows a visit last September by the Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden who visited Yugoslavia to strengthen ties between the two nations.
1964 U.S.A. NFL
1964 : Paul Hornung of the Green Bay Packers and Alex Karras of the Detroit Lions were reinstated by the National Football League after being suspended and investigated for gambling activities. . Find Out More About More History Of NFL Football including history, teams, growth, and the modern game.
1965 Canada Cancer and Cigarettes
1965 : Doctor William K. Kerr of the Toronto’s Department of Surgery reported the first ever biochemical link between cancer and cigarettes. Kerr was one of the groups of scientists who had studied the affects of cigarettes on persons, rather than just researching statistical studies.
1968 U.S.A. Robert F. Kennedy
1968 : Senator Robert F. Kennedy, the brother of assassinated President John F. Kennedy, announced his run for the Democratic presidential nomination.
1972 Canada Howard Hughes
1972 : Some people believed that Howard Hughes had traveled back to the United States by this time. However, other sources indicate that Hughes was still in Canada. Before this time, he had been in hiding Nicaragua. This was during the period in history when the author Irving had admitted in court that his yet-to-be-published biography about Hughes was a fraud.
1976 UK Harold Wilson
1976 : The British Prime Minister Harold Wilson shocks the political world by announcing his resignation after being the Labour leader for 13 years and prime minister for almost eight years.
1978 Italy Aldo Moro
1978 : The former Italian prime minister Aldo Moro is kidnapped in Rome. His escort of five police bodyguards were killed when he was snatched at gunpoint from a car near a cafe in the morning rush-hour. The Red Brigade has claimed responsibility and has said it kidnapped the Christian Democratic leader.
1978 France Amoco Cadiz
1978 : The Amoco Cadiz wrecks off the coast of Portsall, France losing 68 million gallons of oil that caused environmental damage to 240 miles of France’s Brittany coastline.
1985 Lebanon Terry Anderson
1985 : Terry Anderson the Middle East correspondent for The Associated Press is is kidnapped in Beirut, Lebanon, by Islamic militants.
1988 U.S.A. Microwaves
1988 : A summary of new weapon research was presented. A radiation specialist from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh has made it known that both the U.S. and Soviet Union had plans to use microwaves to their advantage on land, naval, and air bases. A fear regarding the use of microwaves was very present from this time forward. It became possible for enemy forces to use the microwaves to destroy the systems on which most military centers run.
1988 Northern Ireland Murder at Cemetery
1988 : A gunman opens fire and throws grenades into the crowd of mourners at Milltown Cemetery in Northern Ireland killing 3 mourners and injuring at least 50 attending the funeral for IRA members shot dead in Gibraltar.
1988 Iraq Poison Gas Attack On Kurds
1988 : Thousands of people are killed in a poison gas attack cocktail which included mustard gas, the nerve agents sarin, tabun and VX and possibly cyanide on the Kurdish city of Halabja in northern Iraq. The attack was believed to have been carried out by Iraq forces on the orders of Saddam Hussein.
1988 U.S.A. Iran-Contra Affair
1988 : Former National Security Adviser John M. Poindexter, former White House aide Oliver L. North and two others are indicted on charges relating to the Iran-Contra affair.
1990 Spain Seville
1990 : Seville, a small town located along the Guadalquivir River announced the planning of a special celebration. This is the town in Spain where Christopher Columbus resided in between voyages. The name of this celebration coming up was called the Universal Exhibition of 1992. The plan was to make the Monastery of Santa Maria de la Cuevas the central location of this event. Likewise, plans were to present this famous monastery as the Royal Pavilion during Exhibition 1992.
1998 Rwanda Mass Trials for 1994 Genocide
1998 : Rwanda began mass trials for the country's 1994 genocide of the hundreds of thousands of ethnic Tutsis and moderate Hutu sympathizers in Rwanda, the trials had started in 1996 following the change of government but the backlog was so bad that mass trials were instituted. The genocide was perpetuated by Rwanda government leaders working in secret with youth group leaders, forming and arming militias called Interahamwe which were responsible for most of the murders, the Red Cross estimated that 500,000 Rwandans were murdered.
2000 U.S.A. Dow Jones
2000 : The Dow Jones Average shot up 500 points. This was one of the busiest trading days in the history of the New York Stock Exchange.
2003 Gaza Rachel Corrie
2003 : Rachel Corrie, a 23-year-old American in Gaza to protest Israel operations, was killed when she was run over by a bulldozer while trying to block troops from demolishing a Palestinian home.
2006 Iraq New Parliament
2006 : Iraq's newly elected parliament met briefly for the first time.
2006 United States National debt raised to 9 trillion dollars
2006 : The Senate has voted to raise the national debt ceiling to nearly 9 trillion dollars. This might prevent the first ever default on U.S. Treasury notes. The debt limit increase is the fourth since President Bush took office, and the move will allow the government to continue paying for the more expensive governmental packages, like the war in Iraq, without raising taxes. The 9 trillion dollar deficit will average out at about 30 thousand dollars a person.
2008 The Dalai Lama warns of violence in Tibet
2008 : The Dalai Lama has said he fears there will be more deaths in Tibet unless Beijing changes its policies in the Chinese-controlled region. Lhasa, Tibet's main city, has been reported quiet after the protests that took place there, but is under heavy Chinese restrictions. The Dalai Lama has said that the death toll from the protests may be as high as eighty. Indian-based officials have said that this figure has been confirmed by several sources, even though China has put the death toll at ten.
2008 Iraq McCain in Baghdad
2008 : John McCain has gone to Baghdad in a previously unannounced visit to the Iraqi capital. The Republican's presidential candidate will be meeting with U.S. and Iraqi officials during his trip there. He is also scheduled to visit London, Paris and Israel. The senator is well known for his strong support of the current U.S. policy in Iraq, and was one of the most prominent proponents of the 'surge' strategy.
2010 Sony sold the rights to Michael Jackson’s hits and unreleased work
2010 : Michael Jackson's estate has signed the world's biggest recording contract, nine months after the singer's death. The $250 million deal for up to ten recordings by 2017 is a huge bet on the singer's continuing popularity with people who are not familiar with his earlier works. It will give Sony the rights to sell Jackson's back catalog and previously unreleased tracks, as well as the soundtrack to the concert movie that Jackson was filming when he died. This will also allow Sony the right to exploit his music in video games, amusement park rides, television adverts, memorabilia and a DVD compilation.
2010 United States A halt to work on the border fence
2010 : The Obama Administration will be halting further work on the 'virtual fence' that runs along the U.S.-Mexican border. This will divert $50 million of the economic stimulus funds to other purposes. The move signals an almost certain death knell for the troubled five-year plan to drape a chain of tower-mounted sensors and other surveillance gear along most of the 2,000-mile southern border.
2011 Hip-Hop Star Nate Dogg Dies
2011 : Forty-one year old hip-hop and R&B star, Nathaniel Hale, also known as Nate Dogg, died after complications from two strokes. Nate Dogg had begun his career in the early 1990s and had collaborated with such artists as Snoop Dogg, Eminem, and Warren G.
2012 Nicolae Timofti Elected President of Moldova
2012 : After three years of political stalemate Nicolae Timofti, an independent judge, was elected to be the president of Moldova in a parliamentary vote. The country had no full-time president since 2009 when the former president Vladimir Voronin resigned. The opposition party of Communists boycotted the vote.
2013 Pakistan Government Completes Term
2013 : An elected government completed a full term for the first time in the country's history. Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf's government was the first to complete a full term since the country's formation in 1947. The success was praised for moving in the right direction of democracy as all previous governments had either been overthrown, ended by political infighting, or ended with assassinations and murders.
2014 Italy Venice Polls on Independence
2014 : Independence activists organized an online poll to gauge the opinions of Venice and the surrounding region on breaking away from the rest of Italy. Opinion polls suggested that up to two-thirds of the regions population would be in favor of independence. None of the polls conducted were considered legally binding.
Today in Labor History March 16, 2026
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United Federation of Teachers
Refusing to accept a 9-cent wage increase, the United Packinghouse Workers of America initiated a nationwide strike against meatpacking companies Swift, Armour, Cudahy, Wilson, Morrell, and others. Packinghouse workers shut down 140 plants around the country. – 1948
The United Federation of Teachers (UFT) was formed in New York to represent New York City public school teachers and later, other education workers in the city. – 1960
On March 16, 1968, a platoon of American soldiers brutally kills as many as 500 unarmed civilians at My Lai, one of a cluster of small villages located near the northern coast of South Vietnam. The crime, which was kept secret for nearly two years, later became known as the My Lai Massacre.
In March 1968, a platoon of soldiers from Charlie Company received word that Viet Cong guerrillas had taken cover in the Quang Ngai village of Son My. The platoon entered one of the village’s four hamlets, My Lai 4, on a search-and-destroy mission on the morning of March 16. Instead of guerrilla fighters, they found unarmed villagers, most of them women, children and old men.
Sunday, March 15, 2026
Today in Labor History March 15, 2026
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Ben Fletcher
Ben Fletcher, African-American IWW organizer, was born on this date. Fletcher organized longshoremen in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. – 1877
The International Union of Painters and Allied Trades was founded on this date. Today they represent more than 140,000 members in the construction industry, such as Painters, Drywall Finishers, Glaziers, Floor Coverers, and Sign and Display workers. – 1887
The Supreme Court approved the 8-Hour Act under threat of a national railway strike. – 1917
Bituminous coal miners began a nationwide strike, demanding adoption of a pension plan. – 1948
The Wall Street Journal began a series alleging insider stock deals at the union-owned Union Labor Life Insurance Co. (ULLICO). After three years a settlement was reached with Robert Georgine, a building trades leader serving as ULLICO president and CEO, requiring him to repay about $2.6 million in profits from the sale of ULLICO stock, forfeit $10 million in compensation and make other payments worth about $4.4 million. All but 2 of the company’s directors were said to have profited from the deals. – 2002
Important Events From This day in History March 15
1965 Johnson Addresses Discrimination
1965 : President Johnson pledges to Congress and millions of American Homes that we shall overcome what he called "a crippling legacy of bigotry and injustice" that exists in this country by acting on legislation designed to remove every barrier of discrimination against citizens trying to register and vote.
1956 U.S.A. My Fair Lady
1956 : The musical "My Fair Lady" opened on Broadway. The play based on George Bernard Shaw's play Pygmalion from the mid 1930's and with book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe. The stars of the musical Rex Harrison as Henry Higgins and Julie Andrews as Eliza Doolittle help to make the production was a smash hit.
1916 US Soldiers Sent Into Mexico
1916 : President Woodrow Wilson sent thousands of American soldiers into Mexico today hoping to capture Pancho Villa, the Mexican revolutionary.
1917 Russia Czar Nicholas II
1917 : Czar Nicholas II, ruler of Russia since 1894 , is forced to abdicate.
1919 France The American Legion
1919 : The American Legion has it's first meeting in Paris with about 1,000 officers and enlisted men attended to decide the organizations name. The next meeting takes place in St. Louis, Missouri two months later. The Legion served as a supportive group, a social club and a type of extended family for former service men and women and was also instrumental in creating the U.S. Veterans' Bureau, now known as the Department of Veterans Affairs.
1920 Texas Town Fire
1920 : An entire Texas town had gone up in flames. As a result, about 1,000 people were left homeless. Fortunately, no one had died in this disaster.
1929 Scottish National Party
1929 : Following the forming of the Irish Free State, Scotland men and women believe they should have the same rights and have formed the Scottish National Party whose candidates will stand for election in the next British Parliament Elections demanding a free Scotland run by Scots.
1938 Germany Jews Not Allowed To Vote
1938 : On the same day of one of Hitler’s addresses to over seven million people, it is declared that Jews will not be allowed to vote. This event took place after Hitler’s return from his trip to Austria, and after Austria’s treasury was combined with Germany’s.
1948 Palestine British Withdraw
1948 : It was recorded that Britain was preparing to withdraw from Palestine by this day. However, the Jews and Arabs were still fighting profusely. Incidentally, 1948 was the year that Israel had become a parliamentary democracy.
1957 US Photogenic Search
1957 : A search took place in nine counties for the most photogenic girl. This person would represent the Golden Gate Bridge during the 20th Anniversary celebration.
1964 U.S.A. Taylor Burton Marry
1964 : Actress Elizabeth Taylor and actor Richard Burton were married for the first time getting divorced in June 1974 only to get married again in October 1975 which lasts less than 12 months.
1965 Soviet Union Satellites Launched
1965 : Three artificial satellites were launched by the Soviet Union. These unmanned objects were reported as revolving around the earth approximately once every 106 minutes. Mayak radio transmitters were placed on board of these artificial space objects as well.
1966 U.S.A. Rioting
1966 : Racial rioting broke out again in the Watts area of Los Angeles.
1972 Vietnam War
1972 : This was considered one of the days of heaviest attack during the Vietnam War. U.S. destroyed a major North Vietnamese camp in two days, and 30 North Vietnamese ground troops were wiped out. Additional casualties occurred in the Central Highlands.
1974 United Kingdom John Poulson
1974 : A high profile case involving British MPs, health authorities and civil servants and the architect John Poulson has ended with Poulson and the high ranking senior Scottish civil servant William George Pottinger both being jailed for five years for corruption after being found guilty of bribing public figures to win contracts.
1976 United Kingdom Underground Train Bomb
1976 : The driver of a London Underground train is shot dead while chasing a gunman who detonated a bomb on his train.
1981 Syria Hostages Released
1981 : The 147 passengers and crew of a Pakistan Airways Boeing 720 aircraft held hostage for nearly two weeks are released in Syria, this follows the Pakistan government releasing 54 political prisoners from prison.
1988 Japan Seiken Tunnel
1988 : Passengers were stuck in Seiken Tunnel, which just recently opened up in Tokyo just a couple of days before this time. This delay was caused by a power outage, during which time people were held up underground for three hours 460 feet underground.
1990 Iraq Farzad Bazoft Executed
1990 : The Observer journalist Farzad Bazoft is executed in Iraq after being convicted of spying, both Britain and the United Nations condemned the execution but has not cut diplomatic and trade relations with Iraq.
1990 Indonesia Aeroflot
1990 : An announcement was made regarding the re-instatement of the Soviet airline Aeroflot service to Indonesia, after an eight-year ban. Spying allegations were the reason Indonesia did not allow flights from the Soviet Union prior to this time.
1990 Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev
1990 : Mikhail Gorbachev was elected the first and only executive president of the Soviet Union.
Saturday, March 14, 2026
Important Events From This day in History March 14
1958 Monaco Grace Kelly
1958 : Former film star Grace Kelly who is now married to Prince Rainier and is now known as Princess Grace gives birth to her second child a boy Albert Alexandre Louis Pierre. He will take automatic precedence over his one-year-old sister, Princess Caroline to become the next King.
1920 U.S.A. Spanish Immigrants
1920 : The number of Spanish immigrants was expected to be at an all-time high. During this time in history, they have been coming to America at record rates. Statistics regarding this were taken from local immigration application records in various Spanish cities.
1938 England Hitler and Mussolini
1938 : Various reports were printed regarding support and anti-support of Hitler and his regime. Premier Mussolini of Italy extended to Hitler a hand of friendship while British Prime Minister Chamberlain the country of Germany and Hitler of further attack. Britain fought to try to keep Austria’s independence before that country was absorbed by Germany.
1939 Czechoslovakia Dissolved
1939 : The independent republic of Czechoslovakia which was created in 1918 is dissolved, opening the way for Nazi occupation following the 1938 Munich Agreement.
1948 UK Marriage Laws
1948 : According to new proposed laws, British women married to foreigners would automatically retain their citizenship. The only women who would not remain British citizens are those who choose to formally renounce that status. More about 1948
1951 Korea Seoul
1951 : Seoul had been captured by communist forces on January 4th, 1951 and on 14th March United Nations forces recapture Seoul during the Korean War.
1957 Israel Gaza Strip
1957 : Chaos had taken place for quite awhile in the Gaza Strip and surrounding areas. However, a very important turn of events had taken place. One of those events included the joining of Jerusalem and the U.S. along with the United Nations in order to campaign against the re-entry of Egypt to The Strip.
1960 England Jodrell Bank
1960 : The British radio telescope at Jodrell Bank in Cheshire sets a new record when it makes contact with the American Pioneer V satellite at a distance of 407,000 miles.
1964 U.S.A. Jack Ruby Convicted
1964 : Jack Ruby is convicted of the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald, the alleged assassin of President Kennedy, he is sentenced to death. The ruling is later overturned when his defense lawyers argued he did not receive a fair trial in Dallas due to the excessive publicity . A later date is set for a second trial at a change of venue, but he died of natural causes while waiting for the new trial.
1965 Mexico Silver Prices
1965 : Tips regarding the purchase of buying silver in Mexico were presented in a newspaper article dated this day. The suggestion given regarding where to find the best buys was in Taxco, Mexico-no longer in Mexico City were silver prices were on the rise.
1967 U.S.A. John F. Kennedy
1967 : John F. Kennedy's body is moved to a permanent grave in Arlington National Cemetery.
1972 U.S.A. Howard Hughes
1972 : Irving wrote a “real” book while awaiting sentencing for charges against him regarding the “Howard Hughes” hoax. According to one source, a man and his wife helped Irving stage the “fake” Howard Hughes biography in order to make money. The new book planned was to be about the hoax that the author Irving had been involved with. Other records tell of the story of how checks for the book meant to be deposited in a bank account were stolen.
1984 Northern Ireland Gerry Adams
1984 : The Sinn Fein president, Gerry Adams, is shot in a street attack in central Belfast, and was hit in the neck, shoulder and arm as several gunmen riddled his car with bullets.
1988 Bangladesh
1988 : According to records dated this date and year, a total of 88 citizens from Bangladesh were rescued by border guards. They were being smuggled from this country for various exploitive services (i.e. slavery, prostitution). Two men involved were already arrested shortly after this occurrence. They were charge of “trafficking in human lives”. Two of the places where these humans would have been “shipped” include India and Pakistan.
1990 Libya Chemical Weapons
1990 : A Libyan plant that was allegedly used to produce chemical weapons was burned. As a result, Libya had closed of its borders and maintained a high security alert. The fire started had started was reported to have occurred about 60 miles southwest of Tripoli. It was believed that this fire had been ignited by a U.S. and Israeli support team.
1991 England Birmingham Six Released
1991 : Following a Television investigative programme into the innocence of six Irish men who had been sent to prison for the bombings of two Birmingham pubs. British authorities release the "Birmingham Six."
1995 Space Norman Thagard
1995 : The US Astronaut Norman Thagard becomes the first American to enter space aboard a Russian rocket as he and two cosmonauts blasted off aboard a Soyuz spacecraft, headed for the Mir space station.
2002 U.S.A. Arthur Andersen Indicted
2002 : Arthur Andersen the accounting firm is charged by federal prosecutors with obstruction of justice, securing its first indictment in the collapse of Enron.
Today in Labor History March 14, 2026
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On March 14, 1776, Alexander Hamilton receives his commission as captain of a New York artillery company. Throughout the rest of 1776, Captain Hamilton established himself as a great military leader as he directed his artillery company in several battles in and around New York City. In March 1777, Hamilton’s performance came to the attention of General George Washington and he was commissioned lieutenant colonel and personal aide to General Washington in the Continental Army.
The film Salt of the Earth, which tells the story of the 1951 strike by members of the International Union of Mine, Mill, and Smelter Workers at the Empire Zinc mine in New Mexico, premiered on this date. Of the 13,000 movie theaters in the U.S. at the time of its release, only 13 showed the film. “This film is a new weapon for Russia”, said HUAC member and U.S. Representative Donald L. Jackson. – 1954
Jack Ruby, the Dallas nightclub owner who killed Lee Harvey Oswald—the accused assassin of President John F. Kennedy—is found guilty of the “murder with malice” of Oswald and sentenced to die in the electric chair. It was the first courtroom verdict to be televised in U.S. history.
Friday, March 13, 2026
Today in Labor History March 13
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Susan B. Anthony
The term "rat," referring to a worker who betrays fellow workers, first appeared in print in the New York Daily Sentinel on March 13, 1830. The newspaper was quoting a typesetter while reporting on replacement workers who had agreed to work for two-thirds of the going rate - 1830
Civil rights activist and suffragist Susan B. Anthony died at the age of 86. – 1906
A four-month UAW strike at General Motors ended with a new contract. The strikers were trying to make up for the lack of wage hikes during World War II. – 1946
IWW Labor organizer and recovering anarchist Elizabeth Gurley Flynn was elected chair of the National Committee of the Communist Party, USA. – 1961
Labor Local 260 Houston negotiated its first contract with Pioneer Bus, ending dual pay scales for black and white drivers. – 1963
United Farm Workers (UFW) won a contract with the Christian Brothers Winery. – 1967
Thursday, March 12, 2026
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Important Events From This day in History March 12
1933 Roosevelt First Fireside Chat
1933 : President Roosevelt gives his first " fireside chat " radio broadcast just 8 days after his inauguration telling the American people to keep faith with their country and their banking system, and asking them to leave their money in the bank where it would be kept safe . His chats to the people through these "fireside chats " on this day and future days were made friendly and informative but keeping them easy to understand by all and many consider helped him win an unprecedented 4 terms of office serving his country for a total of 12 years and 39 days. This is his fireside chat about the fail of the banking system.
1930 India March Against Tax On Salt
1930 : Mahatma Gandhi and his followers begin a 200 mile march to the salt beds of Jalalpur to campaign against British tax on salt beginning the fight for Indian independence from Great Britain. What must also be remembered is he was 61 years old at the time and marched over 200 miles in a peaceful march as a form of protest.
More about Gandhi's Salt March1894 US Coca-Cola
1894 : Coca-Cola begins selling it's first bottles in 1894 in Vicksburg, Mississippi.
1912 U.S.A. Girl Scouts of America Founded
1912 : Juliette Gordon Low founded the Girl Guides in the United States, she had lived in England with her first husband for many years and had been a Girl Guide leader while living in England. On March 12th, 1912 She gathered 18 girls together to register the first troop of American Girl Guides in Savannah, Georgia. The next years the name was changed to Girl Scouts of America the following year.
1922 India Mahatma Gandhi Arrested
1922 : The British run government in India has arrested Mahatma Gandhi who has always preached passive resistance to British rule by telling his followers to not buy goods from Europe or work with the British administration machine, he has a massive following in India and many believe a civil uprising could follow his arrest.
1924 U.S.A. Tire Preservation
1924 : Tips were printed in a local newspaper regarding the preservation of tires. The importance of rotating car (or other vehicle) tires was equated to the storing of shoes and then using them. The point made is that tires should be rotated on a regular basis in order that the wear and tear on them would be about equal. This advice also applied to the use of a spare tire, in order to ensure that an extra tire would always be in excellent to good working order when needed. Another point made was that the proper storage of a spare tire is as equally important as the proper storage of a pair of boots. For instance, if they are stored in a damp place they may function differently than when stored in a dry location.
1928 U.S.A. St. Francis Dam Burst
1928 : Hundreds Reported Drowned When the St. Francis dam burst flooding into the San Francisquito Canyon in California. St. Francis Dam Collapse TimeLine
1938 Austria Part of Third Reich
1938 : German has forcibly “recruited” Austria to support the Third Reich, the Nazi Germany army. This was the second attempt of Germany to coerce Austria to comply. Austria Chancellor Kurt von Schuschnigg had tried to fight against Germany’s attempt to make Austria part of Nazi Germany. During this resistance, the Austrian chancellor had met with Hitler personally-an action taken in hopes to restore Austria’s independence. In fact, on March 9th Schuschnigg had posed a referendum to the public to help determine Austria’s affiliation or autonomy. This action proved very unfruitful, and Schuschnigg was force to name members of his cabinet as part of the Nazi movement. Furthermore, Schuschnigg had resigned on the 11th of March, a day before Austria was seized by Germany.
1939 U.S.A. Artie Shaw
1939 : Artie Shaw and his band record the single “Deep Purple.” It goes on to become one of the big band’s biggest hits.
1940 Burma Disturbances
1940 : Disturbances at three newspaper journalist offices were caused by a crowd of 5,000 people. A large number of this huge crowd of people was members of Burma’s workers’ union and Burma’s peasants’ union.
1945 Germany Anne Frank
1945 : Anne Frank, author of "The Diary of Anne Frank," died at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp from Typhus during a typhus epidemic that spread through the concentration camp.
1947 The Truman Doctrine
1947 : Very soon after the war President Truman had decided that to use America to stop the spread of communism around the world telling congress the country must intervene wherever necessary throughout the world to prevent the subjection of free people to Communist inspired totalitarian regimes at the expense of their national integrity.
One of the first requests to provide this support around the world to stop the spread of communism was to give $400 million in aid to bolster the hard-pressed Greek and Turkish governments against Communist pressure. This is also known as the beginning of "The Truman Doctrine" and the beginning of the battle to stop the spread of communism.
1956 Spain Stand Against Communism
1956 : A call for unity has spread among the European nations. Countries such as Yugoslavia, Greece, Spain, Brussels, Belgium, and Sweden, along with nations such as the United States, France and Italy gathered together to band against the communists. One organization responsible for this strong stand against the Reds (communists) is/was NATO (the North Atlantic Treaty Organization).
1959 U.S.A. Hawaii
1959 : Congressional approval to admit Hawaii as the 50th state in the U.S.
1964 U.S.A. James Hoffa
1964 : The president of the powerful American Teamsters union James Hoffa is found guilty and sentenced to eight years on bribery charges. He had been on trial 4 times earlier but had not been found guilty. He appealed against the convictions and in 1966 while still going through the appeal process he was re-elected president of the lorry drivers' union in July 1966 - despite two prison sentences totaling 13 years hanging over him. He vanished in mysterious circumstances in 1975 and has never been seen since, his body has still not been found no one has been charged.
1969 England George Harrison
1969 : The police search former Beatles George Harrison’s home for illegal drugs. This was a year after John Lennon had been searched for hash (substance derived from marijuana).
1969 England Paul McCartney
1969 : Beatle Paul McCartney Marries American Linda Eastman in London.
1972 Vietnam Australia Withdraws
1972 : Australia withdraws from Vietnam following other countries withdrawal and US commitment to leave Vietnam.
1972 Cambodia Son Ngoc Thanh
1972 : Many people may have considered it just the right time for a new leader to take over as prime minister. Son Ngoc Thanh had just accepted this position, after Cambodia had went four days without a ruler. Thanh had served his country in the past as well-during World War II.
1980 U.S.A. The Killer Clown
1980 : A jury finds John Wayne Gacy Jr. ( also known as The Killer Clown ) guilty of the murders of 33 boys and young men, he had admitted the murders but he pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. He had started his murders in 1972 and continued till 1978 when he was caught, 27 were found in a crawl space under the floor of his house and others were found in nearby rivers. The sentence was 21 consecutive life sentences and 12 death sentences. On May 10, 1994, Gacy was executed at Stateville Correctional Center in Crest Hill, Illinois, by lethal injection.
Today in Labor History March 12, 2026
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Lane Kirkland
Greedy industrialist turned benevolent philanthropist Andrew Carnegie pledged $5.2 million for the construction of 65 branch libraries in New York City, barely 1 percent of his net worth at the time. He established more than 2,500 libraries between 1900 and 1919, following years of treating workers in his steel plants brutally, demanding long hours in horrible conditions and fighting their efforts to unionize. Carnegie made $500 million when he sold out to J.P. Morgan, becoming the world’s richest man. – 1901
The IWW (Industrial Workers of the World) won their textile strike in Lawrence, Massachusetts. The Lawrence strike was also known as the Bread and Roses Strike because the women were demanding not only a living wage so they could feed their families, but a better quality of life, too). This IWW-led strike was the first known strike to implement the moving picket line, so as to avoid arrests for loitering. The strike was also unique in that the workers spoke 22 different languages and came from 24 different nationalities, prompting the IWW to give each language group a delegate on the strike committee and complete autonomy. – 1912
As we go marching, marching, we battle too for men,
For they are women’s children, & we mother them again.
Our lives shall not be sweated from birth until life closes;
Hearts starve as well as bodies; give us bread, but give us roses
For they are women’s children, & we mother them again.
Our lives shall not be sweated from birth until life closes;
Hearts starve as well as bodies; give us bread, but give us roses
Shingle workers went on strike in Raymond, Washington. – 1912
Lane Kirkland, president of the AFL-CIO from 1979 to 1995, was born in Camden, South Carolina. – 1922
Steelworkers approved a settlement with Oregon Steel Mills, Inc. and its CF&I Steel subsidiary, ending the longest labor dispute in the USWA’s history and resulting in more than $100 million in back pay for workers. – 2004
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
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Golden Gate bridge, San Francisco, California
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Important Events From This day in History March 11
1969 U.S.A. Levi Jeans Add Bell Bottoms
1969 : Levi Jeans add the latest craze of jeans to their line of Jeans which had become fashionable as part of the hippie counterculture movement together with love beads, granny glasses, and tie-dye shirts.
1961 Barbie Counterpart Ken Is Launched
1961 : Ken, The cultural icon and Barbie’s go-to counterpart, was “born” on March 11, 1961! In addition to being a powerful tool for igniting children’s imagination, Ken has been a muse to fashion designers (hello, Gaultier!), gone to the Olympics, and even played himself in movies.
1977 U.S.A. Roman Polanski
1977 : Film director Roman Polanski is charged with four charges including rape, sodomy, child molestation and giving drugs to a minor in the case raping a 13-year-old girl at the home of Hollywood star Jack Nicholson. While awaiting trial Polanski jumped bail and fled to France in February 1978
1918 U.S.A. Influenza Epidemic
1918 : The first cases of one of the worst influenza epidemic ( FLU ) in history are reported at Fort Riley, Kansas it would eventually kill more than 1/2 million Americans and more than 20 million people worldwide.
1931 U.S.A. Boulder Dam
1931 : The work on the Boulder Dam was started after having been approved in 1928 and when completed it will be the worlds tallest dam at over 700 ft. The dams mission is not only to flood control but also to supply irrigation and domestic water needs and to provide silt control for the Colorado river. The cost will be met long term through the production of Hydro Electric Power.
1923 Greece Transport Ship Alexander Sinks
1923 : The transport ship Alexander had sunk and the lives of at least 150 men were taken down with it. A report had confirmed that at least 10 of these men were Greek naval officers. The cause of this sinking was the Gale storm that had occurred between Salamis and Piraeus. A public funeral was held for the victims of this disaster.
1938 U.S.A. Revenue Act of 1938
1938 : This was the date that the Revenue Act of 1938 was passed. The content of this particular piece of legislation had called for a series of corporate tax cuts, which was a very controversial topic during this period in history. At first President Roosevelt had opposed this bill, and refused to sign it. However, Congress had managed to override the president’s veto.
1941 U.S.A. Lend Lease Act
1941 : U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Lend Lease Act allowing the United States to provide military aid to the Allies during World War II.
More about the Lend-Lease Act1942 U.S.A. Sleepy Lagoon
1942 : Vaughn Monroe records the hit "Sleepy Lagoon" with his orchestra. Other artists recorded it in later years, including Dinah Shore, David Rose, Fred Waring and Glenn Miller, among others.
1944 Germany
1944 : This was a very significant day in World War II history. Reports had indicated that the Germans were about to pull out Uman, which was an action intended to weaken German defensive forces dramatically. Word was that German forces would soon be withdrawing from the Dneiper Bent as well.
1955 England Sir Alexander Fleming
1955 : Sir Alexander Fleming remembered for his discovery of the drug penicillin dies in London of A Heart Attack.
1956 China Defenders of the Faith
1956 : According to a report printed on this day, communists in China had worked to force their way through the Middle East and Africa. The method they used was to present themselves as “defenders of the faith” to the Muslim community in various Eastern countries.
1967 U.S.A. Gov. George Romney
1967 : Concern rose among Americans when Gov. George Romney decided to run for president under the Republican ticket. One of the major concerns about Romney running for office included the fact that the Mormon Church to which he belonged advocated segregation. Moreover, Romney’s church considered African-Americans an inferior race. Nevertheless, George Romney assured the public that he believed that all Americans should be allowed the same opportunities in life. He encouraged people to judge him (Romney) on his actions and not how his church believes. His desire was similar to that expressed by President John F. Kennedy-to act according to national interest, and not according to religion.
1971 Russia Rabbits
1971 : Rabbits had just recently migrated into Russia in large numbers. The reason rabbits are invading this area is because they were in search of food, as heavy snow and frost had occurred just recently in the north.
1977 U.S.A. Hostages Washington DC
1977 : 130 hostages held in Washington, D.C., by Hanafi Muslims are freed when ambassadors from three Islamic nations joined negotiations.
1985 Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev
1985 : Mikhail Gorbachev was called upon to replace Konstantin Chernenko who had died the day before. During his first six years in office, he was instrumental in advocating foreign and domestic policy changes.
1990 Lithuania Independence
1990 : Lithuania began its battle for independence on this day, which had resulted in a Soviet oil embargo and Baltic Republic economic sanction. Lithuania was the first republic to try to break away from the U.S.S.R.
1993 North Korea Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
1993 : North Korea withdraws from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
1997 U.S.A. Paul McCartney
1997 : Paul McCartney from the Beatles is knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.
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