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Historical events & facts — March 12
What happened on March 12?
On March 12, 1989, British scientist Tim Berners-Lee submitted at CERN in Geneva a proposal titled "Information Management: A Proposal", describing a distributed hypertext system that would become the World Wide Web (WWW). His supervisor called it "vague but exciting". Berners-Lee implemented the first web server and browser in 1990 and released the code for free in 1993.
On March 12, 1947, US President Harry Truman announced the Truman Doctrine to Congress, by which the US committed to supporting economically and militarily democratic governments threatened by communism, beginning with Greece and Turkey. The doctrine was the cornerstone of American foreign policy throughout the Cold War and drove the creation of NATO.
On March 12, 1938, German troops crossed the Austrian border and Hitler proclaimed the Anschluss — the annexation of Austria into the Third Reich. Hitler, born in Austria, was greeted with enthusiasm in Vienna. The League of Nations and Western powers took no action. The Anschluss was the prelude to the occupation of the Sudetenland and the beginning of World War II.
Notable birthdays — March 12
Famous people born on March 12
George Tyler Wood
George Tyler Wood was an American military officer and politician who served as the second governor of Texas from 1847 to 1849.
Irving Layton
Irving Peter Layton, OC was a Romanian-born Canadian poet. He was known for his "tell it like it is" style which won him a wide following but also made him enemies. As T.
Zurab Sotkilava
Zurab Lavrentyevich Sotkilava was a Soviet and Georgian operatic tenor. Since the early 1970s, he lived and worked in Moscow. He was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1979.
James Taylor
James Vernon Taylor is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist.
Andrey Lopatov
Andrey Vyacheslavovich Lopatov was a Russian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union for many years and won a bronze medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
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