On this day, March 12,
1365–University of Vienna founded.
1789–U.S. Post Office established by Benjamin Franklin.
Post Office founder and first Postmaster General.
1849–1st gold seekers land in Nicaragua en route to California.
1901–Ground is broken for Boston’s first American League ballpark. (Huntington Avenue Grounds.)
1903–New York Highlanders (Yankees) approved as AL team.
1912–Girl Guides (Scouts) forms in Savannah, by Juliette Gordon Low.
Juliette Gordon Low--center.
1916–French airship sinks British submarine (D3).
1933–FDR conducts his first fireside chat.
1938–Nazi Germany invades Austria.
1959–U.S. House joins Senate in approving Hawaii statehood.
1963–Beatles perform as a trio…John Lennon out sick with cold. (Not here they don’t.)
1963–Bob Dylan cancels Ed Sullivan Show television appearance. But here he is with Steve Allen.
1966–Bobby Hull scores 51st goal of season, setting record.
1966–Jockey Johnny Longden retires after 40 years (6,032 wins).
1966–U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada test site.
1971–Rolling Stone Mick Jagger marries Bianca Perez Morena de Macias.
1972–Hockey great Gordie Howe retires.
1980–Jury finds John Wayne Gacy guilty of murdering 33 in Chicago.
1985–Boston Celtic great Larry Bird scores team record 60 points.
1990–L.A. Raiders announce they are returning to Oakland.
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