March 1912

Friday 01:

Albert Berry makes the first parachute jump from a moving airplane.

Tuesday 05:

Italian forces are the first to use airships for military purposes, using them for reconnaissance behind Turkish lines.

Thursday 07:

Roald Amundsen first announces to the world that his expedition has reached the South Pole, though they had arrived on December 14, 1911.

Sunday 10:

Yuan Shikai is sworn in as the second Provisional President of the Republic of China.

Tuesday 12:

The Girl Guides (later renamed the Girl Scouts in the US) are founded in the US.

Saturday 30:

Sultan Abdelhafid signs the Treaty of Fez, making Morocco a French protectorate.