432–St. Patrick, a bishop, is carried off to Ireland as a slave.
461–St. Patrick dies.
1521–Ferdinand Magellan discovers the Philippines.
1753–First official St. Patrick’s Day.
1766–Britain repeals Stamp Act.
1884–John Joseph Montgomery makes first glider flight in Otay, California.
1897–Bob Fitzsimmons KO’s James J. Corbett in 14th round to win the heavyweight boxing title.
1898–First practical submarine submerges for 1 hour and 40 minutes in NYC.
1902–Golfer Bobby Jones is born.
1905–President Theodore Roosevelt gave his second cousin, Eleanor, away in marriage to Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
1912–Campfire girls formed byMrs. Luther Halsey Gulick.
1942–General Douglas MacArthur arrives in Australia to become Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces.
1949–First Porsche introduced.
1958–Navy launches Vanguard 1 into orbit; measures Earth shape.
1959–Dalai Lama flees Tibet for India.
1963–Bob Cousy plays his last NBA game.
1965–Beatles announce their film is called, “8 Arms to Hold on to You,” (Help).
1985–The “Night Stalker” terrorizes Los Angeles.
1969–Golda Meir becomes Israel’s 4th P.M.
1993–Helen Hayes dies.
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