Saint Patrick’s Day: commemorates the patron saint of Ireland, Bishop Patrick (389-461).
Legal holiday in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Legal holiday in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
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0461 - Bishop Patrick, St. Patrick, died in Saul. Ireland celebrates this day in his honor. (More about St. Patrick's Day)
1756 - St. Patrick's Day was celebrated in New York City for the first time. The event took place at the Crown and Thistle Tavern.
1766 - Britain repealed the Stamp Act that had caused resentment in the North American colonies.
1942 - Douglas MacArthur became the Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in the Southwestern Pacific.
1958 - The Vanguard 1 satellite was launched by the U.S.
1961 - The U.S. increased military aid and technicians to Laos.
1969 - Golda Meir was sworn in as the fourth premier of Israel.
1972 - U.S. President Nixon asked Congress to halt busing in order to achieve desegregation.
1973 - The first American prisoners of war (POWs) were released from the "Hanoi Hilton" in Hanoi, North Vietnam.
1989 - A series of solar flares caused a violent magnetic storm that brought power outages over large regions of Canada.
1999 - The International Olympic Committee expelled six of its members in the wake of a bribery scandal
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1756 - St. Patrick's Day was celebrated in New York City for the first time. The event took place at the Crown and Thistle Tavern.
1766 - Britain repealed the Stamp Act that had caused resentment in the North American colonies.
1942 - Douglas MacArthur became the Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in the Southwestern Pacific.
1958 - The Vanguard 1 satellite was launched by the U.S.
1961 - The U.S. increased military aid and technicians to Laos.
1969 - Golda Meir was sworn in as the fourth premier of Israel.
1972 - U.S. President Nixon asked Congress to halt busing in order to achieve desegregation.
1973 - The first American prisoners of war (POWs) were released from the "Hanoi Hilton" in Hanoi, North Vietnam.
1989 - A series of solar flares caused a violent magnetic storm that brought power outages over large regions of Canada.
1999 - The International Olympic Committee expelled six of its members in the wake of a bribery scandal
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