March 12, 1755 - The first reported use of a steam engine in the United States occurs in New Jersey at a copper mine.

March 12, 1888 - Hundreds of New York City residents are killed when 40 inches of snow falls.

March 12, 1894 - Coca-Cola goes on sale in the United States.

March 12, 1901 - New York City receives the funds to build 65 libraries with the donation of $5.2 million by Andrew Carnegie.
 

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March 12, 1923 - The first movie with sound is released in California. It features a couple dancing to music played by four musicians.

March 12, 1933 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt's has his first fireside chat.

March 12, 1947 - President Truman requests $400 million from Congress to help the governments of Greece and Turkey fend off communism.

"In the future days, which we seek to make secure, we look forward to a world founded upon four essential human freedoms The first is freedom of speech and expression--everywhere in the world. The second is freedom of every person to worship God in his own way--everywhere in the world. The third is freedom from want--which, translated into world terms, means economic understandings which will secure to every nation a healthy peacetime life for its inhabitants--everywhere in the world. The fourth is freedom from fear--which, translated into world terms, means a world-wide reduction of armaments to such a point and in such a thorough fashion that no nation will be in a position to commit an act of physical aggression against any neighbor--anywhere in the world." - Franklin D. Roosevelt