12 March 1947 March 11, 2012 Author: Staff To help stop the spread of Communism, the Truman Doctrine is proclaimed. Famous Words of Inspiration..."I have always been offended by the song that says, 'Everything is beautiful in its own way.' If everything is beautiful, then the word 'beautiful' has no meaning. If everything were purple, there would be no word 'purple' in the language because it would not distinguish one thing from another." Thomas Sowell — Click here for more from Thomas Sowell Related posts: 2 November 1947 25 November 1947 29 November 1947 9 January 1947 Categories: History Tags: 12 March, 1947