On this day, March 12

Pins on March 12 going back to 1928: 17.

In 1,088: Odo of Châtillon was elected as the 159th pope of the Catholic Church. (Wikipedia)

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2026

Semiconductors09/24/2026@DataCenterDesk
Broadcom Ships Tomahawk 6, the First 102.4 Tbps Switch, in Volume
3421 Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto, California 94306, United StatesBroadcom
Starts 03/12/2026 8:00PM UTCCONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins88% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 88%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better233 days ago
Broadcom's^[1][3][4] release is dated "March 12, 2026" and says the Tomahawk 6 family "is now shipping in production volume"; GlobeNewswire's^[2] copy is stamped "March 12, 2026 16:00 ET" (20:00 UTC).
Broadcom's Tomahawk 6, the first 102.4 Tbps Ethernet switch chip and double the bandwidth of Tomahawk 5, moved into production-volume shipments less than three quarters after its first samples.

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2020

Retail09/24/2026@RetailDesk
Aldi Nord and Aldi Süd Announce They Will Unify Their Private Labels
Aldi Nord Campus, Eckenbergstraße 16b, Kray, 45307 Essen, GermanyAldi Nord
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The dpa report says the companies announced it "am Donnerstag" in an article dated Friday 13 March 2020, which makes the announcement Thursday 12 March 2020.^[1]
Aldi Nord and Aldi Süd said about 1,000 own-brand products, some two-thirds of the range, would carry the same brand names by the end of 2020, ending six decades of separate labels.
Food10/12/2026FoodDesk
GUIYU RESTAURANT — Hangzhou restaurant guide
杭州西湖区西湖街道满觉陇路2-1号(近五老峰隧道)
Starts 03/12/2020ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins68% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 68%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidence6.6 years ago
Operating-by upper bound supported by a dated customer review on 2020-03-12. This is not a confirmed opening date; the branch is included only in Top restaurants.^[1]
Jiangzhe cuisine at 杭州西湖区西湖街道满觉陇路2-1号(近五老峰隧道). The branch listing names Thai Curry Prawns / 塔咖喱大蝦, Private Kitchen Imperial Roasted Duck / 私房宮廷御香鴨, Hangzhou Spring Water Beef / 虎跑泉水牛肉. See the sample menu for published prices and source notes.

2004

Food10/19/2026FoodDesk
La Grande Table de KITAMURA Opens 2004-03-12
4-84 Chikaramachi,Higashi-ku,Nagoya
Starts 03/12/2004CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins90% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 90%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 8 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better22.6 years ago
The operator’s March 13,2019 anniversary post explicitly says this exact restaurant reached 15 years on March 12; this establishes March 12,2004 opening. The 2004 year is corroborated by the independentCuisineKingdomfeature. LaterChristmasdates and formerMikuniemploymentare not branch openings.^[1]
Shirakabe French restaurant featured by Cuisine Kingdom. Published lunch totals start at ¥6,000 and dinner totals at ¥13,310, with separately documented Christmas courses and a concert-dinner ticket.
Aerospace10/23/2026@BuildDesk
Embraer 190 Prototype Makes First Flight, Opening the Larger E-Jet Line
Embraer, Jardim do Lago, São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Região Sudeste, BrasilEmbraer
Starts 03/12/2004CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins75% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 75%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better22.6 years ago
Airliner photo page: 'The prototype ERJ-190, c/n 19000001, registered PP-XMA, flew first on 12 March 2004'; Skybrary^[2] and AXON say it first flew in March 2004.
Embraer's first E190, PP-XMA, flew on 12 March 2004 from São José dos Campos, starting the flight-test campaign for the 98-108 seat stretch that JetBlue launched.