President of South Korea, Roh Moo-hyun, is impeached by its National Assembly, the first such impeachment in the nation's history. Date: March 12, 2004 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 12 📅 Events on this day in 2004 📅 On This Day (Today)

In Mahmoudiyah, Iraq, 14-year-old Abeer Qassim Hamza al-Janabi is raped and murdered by five American soldiers of the 502nd Infantry Regiment, who also murder both of her parents and her sister. Date: March 12, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 12 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On…

Financier Bernie Madoff pleads guilty to one of the largest frauds in Wall Street's history. Date: March 12, 2009 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 12 📅 Events on this day in 2009 📅 On This Day (Today)

A reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant explodes and releases radioactivity into the atmosphere a day after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. Date: March 12, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 12 📅 Events on this day in 2011 📅 On This Day (Today)

A gas explosion in the New York City neighborhood of East Harlem kills eight and injures 70 others. Date: March 12, 2014 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 12 📅 Events on this day in 2014 📅 On This Day (Today)

US-Bangla Airlines Flight 211 crashes at Tribhuvan International Airport in Katmandu, killing 51 and injuring 20. Date: March 12, 2018 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 12 📅 Events on this day in 2018 📅 On This Day (Today)

In the House of Commons, the revised EU Withdrawal Bill was rejected by a margin of 149 votes. Date: March 12, 2019 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 12 📅 Events on this day in 2019 📅 On This Day (Today)

The United States suspends travel from Europe due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Date: March 12, 2020 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 12 📅 Events on this day in 2020 📅 On This Day (Today)

World War I: Mesopotamian campaign: Baghdad falls to Anglo-Indian forces commanded by General Frederick Stanley Maude. Date: March 11, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 11 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today)

In New York City, Samuel Roxy Rothafel opens the Roxy Theatre. Date: March 11, 1927 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 11 📅 Events on this day in 1927 📅 On This Day (Today)