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Historical Events
on March 17th
- Lead Story
- Saint Patrick dies,461
- American Revolution
- British evacuate Boston,1776
- Automotive
- Auto pioneer Gottlieb Daimler born,1834
- Civil War
- Battle of Kelly's Ford, Virginia,1863
- Cold War
- Lithuania rejects Soviet demand to renounce its independence,1990
- Crime
- The Night Stalker terrorizes Los Angeles,1985
- Disaster
- Earthquakes kill more than 1,200 in Taiwan,1906
- General Interest
- First St. Patrick's Day parade,1762
- The British evacuate Boston,1776
- Van Gogh paintings shown,1901
- Hollywood
- Julia Roberts collects $20 million for Erin Brockovich,2000
- Literary
- Novelist and playwright Paul Green is born,1894
- Music
- The Champs' "Tequila" is the #1 song on the U.S. pop charts,1958
- Old West
- Jim Bridger born,1804
- Presidential
- Franklin Roosevelt marries Eleanor Roosevelt,1905
- Sports
- Bobby Jones is born,1902
- Vietnam War
- National Security Council reviews situation,1964
- Results of Peers investigation announced,1970
- World War I
- Shakeup in French government,1917
- World War II
- Todt named Reich Minister for Weapons and Munitions,1940
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