This Day in History: March 12th

Here are 10 historical events that took place on March 12th, listed in chronological order:

1. 538 – Vitiges, the king of the Ostrogoths, ends his siege of Rome, and the city is spared from destruction.
2. 1550 – Several hundred Spanish and indigenous allies under the command of Pedro de Valdivia defeat an army of 60,000 Mapuche at the Battle of Penco during the Arauco War in present-day Chile.
3. 1864 – The Red River Campaign begins as a series of battles during the American Civil War.
4. 1912 – The Girl Guides (later known as the Girl Scouts) is founded in the United States by Juliette Gordon Low.
5. 1928 – In California, the St. Francis Dam fails, leading to a massive flood that kills over 600 people.
6. 1938 – Anschluss: German troops enter Austria, completing the annexation of the country into Nazi Germany.
7. 1940 – Winter War: Finland signs the Moscow Peace Treaty with the Soviet Union, ceding a significant portion of its territory.
8. 1967 – The body of U.S. President John F. Kennedy is moved to a permanent burial place at Arlington National Cemetery.
9. 1993 – Several bombs explode in Mumbai, India, killing over 250 people and injuring more than 700 in what becomes known as the 1993 Bombay bombings.
10. 2003 – Elizabeth Smart, a teenager who had been abducted from her home in Utah, is found alive in Sandy, Utah, nine months after her disappearance.

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