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March 17th
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- 180
Emperor Marcus Aurelius dies, Commodus becomes sole emperor. View Post →
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- 1762
First St Patrick's Day parade in NYC.
- 1845
Rubber band patented by Stephen Perry in London.
- 1861
Italy unified under Victor Emmanuel II after Garibaldi's campaigns.
- 1898
John Philip Holland's submarine successful test run off Staten Island.
- 1906
Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity founded at Miami University, Ohio.
- 1930
Construction begins on Empire State Building, NYC.
- 1966
US sub locates missing H-bomb in Mediterranean sea.
- 1994
No smoking in Cleveland Indians' new ballpark announced.
- 2016
2500-year-old warrior king burial ground discovered in Northern England.
- 1941
National Gallery of Art opens in Washington, D.C.
- 460
Saint Patrick, Irish missionary and bishop, dies.
- 1901
Vincent Van Gogh's paintings shown at Bernheim Gallery in Paris.
- 1930
Al Capone released from jail.
- 1950
'Californium', a new radioactive element, announced by UC Berkeley scientists.
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