Editing Worldpedia:Selected anniversaries/March 12 (section)

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* [[1622]] – '''[[Ignatius of Loyola]]''' and '''[[Francis Xavier]]''', founders of the [[Jesuits]], were [[canonization|canonized]] by [[Pope Gregory&nbsp;XV]].
* [[1913]] – At a ceremony at [[Capital Hill, Australian Capital Territory|Kurrajong Hill]], [[Gertrude Denman, Baroness Denman|Lady Denman]], wife of Governor-General [[Thomas Denman, 3rd Baron Denman|Lord Denman]], announced that the future capital of Australia would be called '''[[Canberra]]'''.
* [[1930]] – [[Mahatma Gandhi]] began the '''[[Salt March]]''' ''(pictured)'', a 24-day [[Nonviolence|nonviolent]] walk to defy the [[History of the salt tax in British India|British salt tax]] in [[colonial India]]. 
* [[1933]] – U.S. president [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]<!-- ''(pictured)''--> delivered the first of his '''[[fireside chats]]''', addressing the nation directly via radio.
* [[1934]] – Supported by the Estonian army, '''[[Konstantin Päts]]''' staged a coup d'état, beginning the [[Era of Silence]]<!--not bold, multiple issues-->.
* [[1940]] – The [[Moscow Peace Treaty]]<!--not bold, refimprove--> was signed, ending the '''[[Winter War]]''' between Finland and the Soviet Union.
* [[2014]] – A gas leak caused '''[[2014 East Harlem gas explosion|an explosion]]''' in [[East Harlem]], New York City, destroying two apartment buildings and causing eight deaths.
* Born/died this day: | '''[[Symeon the New Theologian]]'''<!--Byzantine monk--> |d|1022|'''[[Stefan Dragutin]]'''<!--Serbian king--> |d|1316|'''[[William Lyon Mackenzie]]'''<!--Canadian journalist--> |b|1795|  '''[[Lilian Faithfull]]'''<!--English educator--> |b|1865| '''[[Lise Tréhot]]'''<!--French model--> |d|1922|'''[[Jack Kerouac]]'''<!--American writer--> |b|1922| '''[[Wally Schirra]]'''<!--American astronaut--> |b|1923|  '''[[Jessica Hardy]]'''<!--American swimmer--> |b|1987| '''[[Lazare Ponticelli]]'''<!--French soldier--> |d|2008