1912CE
Culture
Girl Scouts Founded
Juliette Gordon Low founds the first Girl Scout troop in Savannah, Georgia, aiming to empower and educate young girls in the United States.
Daily Chronicle
March 12
4 Historical Records
1930CE
Politics
Gandhi Begins Salt March
Mahatma Gandhi begins the Salt March, a 240-mile nonviolent protest against the British salt tax that becomes a pivotal moment in the Indian independence movement.
1932CE
Birth
Andrew Young Born
Andrew Young is an American politician, diplomat, and civil rights leader who served as Mayor of Atlanta and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. He was a close associate of Martin Luther King Jr. during the pivotal Civil Rights Movement.
1933CE
Politics
FDR's First Fireside Chat
President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivers the first of his famous radio 'fireside chats' to address the nation's banking crisis during the Great Depression.