March 12 - Hats

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This Day In History

1622

Ignatius of Loyola and Francis Xavier, founders of the Jesuits, are canonized as saints by the Catholic Church.

1664

New Jersey becomes a colony of England.

1912

The Girl Guides (later renamed the Girl Scouts of the USA) are founded in the United States.

1947

The Truman Doctrine is proclaimed to help stem the spread of Communism.

1993

The Blizzard of 1993 – Snow begins to fall across the eastern portion of the US with tornadoes, thunder snow storms, high winds and record low temperatures. The storm lasts for 30 hours.

1994

The Church of England ordains its first female priests.

Famous Birthdays

1478

Giuliano di Lorenzo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1516)

1607

Paul Gerhardt, German hymnist (d. 1676)

1831

Clement Studebaker, American automobile executive (d. 1901)

1835

Simon Newcomb, Canadian-born American astronomer and mathematician (d. 1909)

1890

Vaslav Nijinsky, Polish ballet dancer (d. 1950)

1921

Gordon MacRae, American singer and actor (d. 1986)

1922

Jack Kerouac, American writer (d. 1969)

1923

Wally Schirra, American astronaut (d. 2007)

1925

Harry Harrison, American author

1928

Edward Albee, American dramatist

1948

James Taylor, American musician