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On This Day – 12 March

Posted on: Thu 12 Mar 2020

On this day in history;

In 1930, Mahatma Gandhi and 80 followers began the Salt March in Jalalpur to campaign against British salt tax, beginning the fight for Indian independence.

In 1994, The Church of England ordained its first 32 female priests, appointing Libby Lane who later become the Church’s first female bishop.

Breakfast producer Leon Bishop joins Radio Adelaide‘s Tom Mann and Zoe Kounadis to elaborate on these events in history.

Image sourced: Wikimedia Commons

Produced by Leon Bishop

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