Breonna Taylor is killed by police officers who were forcibly entering her home in Louisville, Kentucky; her death sparked extensive protests against racism and police brutality. Date: March 13, 2020 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 13 📅 Events on this day in 2020 📅 On This Day (Today)

President Donald Trump declares the COVID-19 pandemic to be a national emergency in the United States. Date: March 13, 2020 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 13 📅 Events on this day in 2020 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Girl Guides (later renamed the Girl Scouts of the USA) are founded in the United States. Date: March 12, 1912 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 12 📅 Events on this day in 1912 📅 On This Day (Today)

The future capital of Australia is officially named Canberra. Date: March 12, 1913 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 12 📅 Events on this day in 1913 📅 On This Day (Today)

Moscow becomes the capital of Russia again after Saint Petersburg held this status for most of the period since 1713. Date: March 12, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 12 📅 Events on this day in 1918 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Kapp Putsch begins when the Marinebrigade Ehrhardt is ordered to march on Berlin. Date: March 12, 1920 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 12 📅 Events on this day in 1920 📅 On This Day (Today)

In California, the St. Francis Dam fails; the resulting floods kill 431 people. Date: March 12, 1928 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 12 📅 Events on this day in 1928 📅 On This Day (Today)

Mahatma Gandhi begins the Salt March, a 200-mile (320 km) march to the sea to protest the British monopoly on salt in India. Date: March 12, 1930 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 12 📅 Events on this day in 1930 📅 On This Day (Today)

Great Depression: Franklin D. Roosevelt addresses the nation for the first time as President of the United States. This is also the first of his "fireside chats". Date: March 12, 1933 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 12 📅 Events on this day in 1933 📅 On This Day (Today)

Anschluss: German troops occupy and annex Austria. Date: March 12, 1938 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 12 📅 Events on this day in 1938 📅 On This Day (Today)