March 17<\/p>\n
1762
\nThe first St. Patrick’s Day parade was held in New York City.<\/p>\n
1776
\nBritish forces evacuated Boston during the Revolutionary War.<\/p>\n
1870
\nWellesley Female Seminary (later Wellesley College) received its charter from the Massachusetts legislature.<\/p>\n
1942
\nGen. Douglas MacArthur became supreme commander of Allied forces in the southwest Pacific theater during World War II.<\/p>\n
1963
\nMount Agung on Bali erupted, killing 1,184 people.<\/p>\n
1969
\nGolda Meir was sworn in as prime minister of Israel.<\/p>\n
2003
\nPresident Bush delivered an ultimatum to Saddam Hussein: leave Iraq within 48 hours or face an attack.<\/p>\n
Birthdays<\/p>\n
Roger Taney
\nAmerican jurist, fifth Chief Justice of the United States (1777)<\/p>\n
James Bridger
\nmountain man (1804)<\/p>\n
Kate Greenaway
\nillustrator and watercolorist (1846)<\/p>\n
Gloria Swanson
\nactress (1899)<\/p>\n
Bayard Rustin
\ncivil rights activist (1912)<\/p>\n
Nat “King” Cole
\nsinger (1919)<\/p>\n
Rudolf Nureyev
\nballet dancer (1938)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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