This Day In History

March 17

St. Patrick - - Patron Saint of Ireland

461  The patron saint of Ireland, St. Patrick, died.
1762 First St. Patrick’s Day Parade held in New York City
1776  British Evacuate Boston during the Revolutionary War
1905  Eleanor Roosevelt married Franklin Roosevelt.
1941  The National Gallery of Art opens in Washington, DC
1970  The US cast its first veto in the United Nations Security Council which killed a resolution condemning Britain for failure to use force to overthrow the all-white government of Rhodesia.

1917  Jazz Pianist, Singer and Bandleader Nat "King" Cole, father to singer Natalie Cole
1938  Russian Ballet dancer who defected to the US, Rudolf Nureyev
1944  Musician John Sebastian
1949  Actor Patrick Duffy
1951  Actor Kurt Russell
1964  Actor Rob Lowe

1959

• Venus - Frankie Avalon

• Charlie Brown - The Coasters

• It's Just a Matter of Time - Brook Benton

• All American Boy - Bill Parsons

1965

• Eight Days a Week - The Beatles

• My Girl - The Temptations

• The Birds and the Bees - Jewel Akens

• King of the Road - Roger Miller

1971

• One Bad Apple - The Osmonds

• Me and Bobby McGee - Janice Joplin

• Proud Mary - Ike & Tina Turner

• I'd Rather Love You - Charlie Pride

1978

• Love is Thicker than Water - Andy Gibb

• Night Fever - The Bee Gees

• Just the Way You Are - Billy Joel

• Mamas, Don't Let Your Babies Grow up to be Cowboys - Waylon & Willie

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