March 12

    What happened on March 12 in history

    3 events fall on March 12, from 1930 to 1989. Read them below, then try to place a historical scene yourself — guess where in the world it happened and in what year.

    Events on March 12

    1. 1930

      Gandhi begins the Salt March

      He sets out from Sabarmati to walk 385 kilometres to the sea and make salt.

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    2. 1938

      The Anschluss

      German troops enter Austria and the country is annexed.

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    3. 1989

      The World Wide Web is proposed

      Tim Berners-Lee circulates a memo at CERN on information management.

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