March 12 in History
12 March in History – 162 years ago
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1999
Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland join NATO
1971
Military forces Turkish PM to step down
starts
1948
Civil war in Costa Rica
1948
Rio Pact between American states comes into effect
1947
Truman Doctrine sets policy of containment against Soviet Communism
ends
1944
British reinvade Arakan
1942
American troops occupy New Caledonia
1940
Finland accepts Soviet demands
ends
1933
Japan occupies Jehol
starts
1930
Gandhi marches to Dandi to challenge British
1925
Sun Yatsen dies.
1922
F.U.S.S.R. of Transcaucasia formed
starts
1921
Cairo Conference: British frame Middle Eastern policy
1920
Nikolayevsk Incident
ends
1917
February Revolution overthrows Russian Government
1913
Australian capital of Canberra officially founded
1909
British Navy Bill passed due to alarm at growing German naval strength
starts
1881
Rival provisional government in Peru
1849
Sardinia renounces armistice with Austria
ends
1814
Napoleon extends conscription to rebuild his army
starts
1813
Russians aid Hamburg against French
ends
321
Constantine persecutes Donatists in Africa*
starts
162
Chatti and Chauci attack Roman Germania*
*Actual date uncertain; set to 12 March for purposes of Omniatlas
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