The Truman Doctrine was announced in 1947, shaping US foreign policy for over 50 years. Gandhi’s Dandi March occurred in 1930, while Roosevelt’s first “fire chat” was in 1933. Coca-Cola was first sold in bottles in 1894, and the first legal lottery tickets in the US were sold in 1964. Moscow became the capital of Russia in 1918, and the Girl Guides were founded in 1912. Chinese workers were barred from entering the US in 1888, and Germany annexed Austria in 1938. Jack Kerouac was born in 1922.
The Truman Doctrine has been announced. (1947) The Truman Doctrine was essentially a policy of assisting countries that were either fighting communism, or no longer wanting to be communists. It has shaped US foreign policy for over 50 years and has been regarded as the tacit declaration of the Cold War.
Gandhi started the Dandi March. (1930) The Dandi march was one of Gandhi’s first major acts of civil disobedience. He and 200 other people marched 240 miles (nearly 400 km) to the sea to get salt for free, thus bypassing the unpopular British salt tax.
Franklin Roosevelt delivered the first “fire chat”. (1933) Such an intimate connection with the president had never been heard of at the time, and Roosevelt’s radio broadcasts were extremely popular. In chats, Roosevelt discussed current events and why he made certain policy decisions.
Coca-Cola® was first sold in bottles. (1894) Joseph Biedenharn, a pastry chef from Vicksburg, Mississippi, bottled Coca-Cola® and first sold it on this day. It was an instant success and the Biedenharn bottles are prized by collectors today.
The first legal lottery tickets in the United States have been sold. (1964) The New Hampshire lottery sold its first tickets on this day. It was the first legally operated lottery in the United States and by the 20th century was selling more than $4 billion dollars worth of tickets annually.
Moscow became the capital of Russia. (1918) The capital was St. Petersburg for over 200 years, but that changed after the February Revolution of 1917. A few months later, it became the capital of the USSR and the headquarters of the Red Army.
The Girl Guides, later the Girl Scouts, were founded. (1912) The movement was founded by Juliette Low with a small pension left by her husband after meeting the founder of the Boy Scouts, Robert Badon-Powell. The movement became instantly popular, and by the 21st century, there were more than 2 million Girl Scouts.
Chinese workers have been barred from entering the United States. (1888) On this day, China signed a treaty with the United States to prevent Chinese workers from emigrating to the United States. At the time, the Chinese were the only immigrants who faced such legal barriers to coming to America.
Germany annexes Austria. (1938) After an orchestrated “prayer” for help from Austria, Hitler invaded and annexed it, calling it anschluss or peaceful union. It was one of the first moves of Hitler’s invasion of Europe in WWII.
Jack Kerouac is born. (1922) Kerouac was a poster child for the rebel subculture of the 1960s, and is still idolized today for his book On the Road.
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