On This Very Day
March 12th
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- 1365
University of Vienna founded.
- 1664
New Jersey becomes an English colony.
- 1755
First steam engine in America installed for mine water pumping.
- 1884
Mississippi establishes first US state college for women.
- 1894
Coca-Cola sold in bottles for the first time in Vicksburg, MS.
- 1917
German sub sinks 'Algonquin'; Wilson orders arming of US merchant ships.
- 1918
Lenin moves Russia's capital from Petrograd to Moscow.
- 1951
'Dennis the Menace' first appears in The Beano.
- 1970
US voting age lowered from 21 to 18. View Post →
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- 1986
Susan Butcher wins Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
- 1990
LA Raiders announce return to Oakland.
- 2002
'Ice Age' animated film premieres.
- 2003
Elizabeth Smart found after 9 months missing.
- 2012
'The Hunger Games' premieres in Los Angeles.
- 2019
US college admission scandal charges dozens, including celebrities.
- 2020
2020 NCAA men's and women's basketball tournaments cancelled due to COVID-19.
- 1789
The U.S. Post Office was established.
- 2009
Sears Tower in Chicago renamed Willis Tower.
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