In 1912, the Girl Guides (later renamed the Girl Scouts of the USA) was founded in Savannah, Georgia.
In 1930, Mahatma Gandhi and more than 70 supporters began a 240-mile march protesting the British salt tax.
In 1947, President Harry S. Truman introduced the “Truman Doctrine,” a policy that provided military and economic aid to Greece and Turkey to prevent the spread of communism.