March 29, 1909 (Monday)
- German Chancellor Bernhard von Bulow announced the doctrine of Niebelungentreue, the concept that the German and Austrian empires were united by their common language and heritage. Fighting on the same side in World War One, the two empires would fall together in 1918.
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Famous quotes containing the word march:
““Then you should say what you mean,” the March Hare went on.
“I do,” Alice hastily replied; “at least—at least I mean what I say—that’s the same thing, you know.” “Not the same thing a bit!” said the Hatter. “Why you might just as well say that ‘I see what I eat’ is the same thing as ‘I eat what I see’!””
—Lewis Carroll [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson] (1832–1898)