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Events in March 1912 8
1868 – 1912Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912)Died 29 March 1912, aged 43Robert Falcon Scott led the Terra Nova Expedition to the South Pole, arriving five weeks after Roald Amundsen. He and his four companions died of cold and starvation on the return journey; their bodies and diaries were found by a search party eight months later.
1912Lawrence textile strikeBread and Roses strike over wage cutsImmigrant mill workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts, strike after employers cut wages in response to a new law shortening the work week. The strike, later known as the Bread and Roses strike, draws national attention to labor conditions and ends in March with wage increases for textile workers across New England.
1912First parachute jump from an airplaneAlbert Berry jumps over MissouriAviator Albert Berry makes the first successful parachute jump from a moving airplane, leaping from a Benoist biplane above Jefferson Barracks near St. Louis, Missouri. His parachute is packed into a canister attached to the aircraft's underside and deploys as he falls.
1912Yuan Shikai becomes President of the Republic of ChinaSucceeds Sun Yat-sen as head of stateYuan Shikai is inaugurated as provisional president of the Republic of China after Sun Yat-sen resigns the post in his favor. Yuan had negotiated the abdication of the Qing emperor and commands the loyalty of China's strongest military forces.
1912Girl Scouts of the USA foundedJuliette Gordon Low starts American scouting for girlsJuliette Gordon Low organizes the first troop of the Girl Guides, soon renamed the Girl Scouts, in Savannah, Georgia, on 12 March 1912. The organization grows into one of the largest voluntary groups for girls in the United States.
1912 – 1993Pat Nixon (1912-1993)Died 22 June 1993, aged 81Pat Nixon served as First Lady of the United States during Richard Nixon's presidency from 1969 to 1974. She was known for her extensive travel and volunteer work promoting civic engagement. She died of lung cancer at her home in Park Ridge, New Jersey.
1912 – 2009Karl Malden (1912-2009)Died 1 July 2009, aged 97Malden was an American actor who won an Academy Award for A Streetcar Named Desire and later starred in the television series The Streets of San Francisco. He also served for decades as a spokesman for American Express. His film career spanned more than five decades.
1912Treaty of Fez establishes French MoroccoFrance imposes a protectorate over MoroccoSultan Abd al-Hafid signs the Treaty of Fez on 30 March 1912, ceding most administrative control of Morocco to France and establishing the French protectorate. Spain separately administers northern and southern zones of the country under the same settlement.