Event:
Abel Tasman is 1st European in New Zealand
More Notable Events on March 12: 1994 Church of England ordains 1st 33 women priests
1969 Paul McCartney marries Linda Louise Eastman in London
1959 U.S. House joins Senate approving Hawaii statehood
1947 President Truman introduces Truman-doctrine to fight communism
1933 Franklin D. Roosevelt conducts his 1st fireside chat
