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Today in History Great Blizzard of 1888: noreaster killed hundreds and paralyzed the East Coast of the US from Maryland to Maine Juliette Gordon Low: founded the Girl Scouts of America (1912) Salt Satyagraha: Mahatma Gandhi began a civil disobedience campaign against the British salt tax in India with a 241-mile march to Dandi (1930) fireside chats: FDR began a series of morale-boosting evening radio addresses to the American public (1933) Anschluss: Austria was annexed by Nazi Germany (1938) Truman Doctrine: US president Harry S Truman announced his policy to assist countries threatened by Communism; the document provided economic assistance to Turkey and Greece (1947)
Posted on: Thu, 13 Mar 2014 09:38:54 +0000

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