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March 17
1762 - The first St. Patrick's Day parade was held in New York City.
1776 - British forces evacuated Boston during the Revolutionary War.
1870 - Wellesley Female Seminary (later Wellesley College) received its charter from the Massachusetts legislature.
1942 - Gen. Douglas MacArthur became supreme commander of Allied forces in the southwest Pacific theater during World War II.
1950 - Scientists at the University of California at Berkeley announced they had created a new radioactive element, "californium."
1963 - Mount Agung on Bali erupted, killing nearly 1,200 people.
1966 - A U.S. Navy midget submarine located a missing hydrogen bomb that had fallen from a U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber into the Mediterranean off Spain. (It took several more weeks to actually recover the bomb.)
1969 - Golda Meir was sworn in as prime minister of Israel.
1970 - The United States cast its first veto in the U.N. Security Council, killing a resolution that would have condemned Britain for failing to use force to overthrow the white-ruled government of Rhodesia.
2003 - President George W. Bush issued an ultimatum to Saddam Hussein: leave Iraq within 48 hours or face an attack. (Iraq rejected Bush's ultimatum, saying that a U.S. attack to force Saddam from power would be "a grave mistake.")
2016 - Finally bowing to years of public pressure, SeaWorld Entertainment said it would no longer breed killer whales or make them perform crowd-pleasing tricks.
2018 - Russia said it was expelling 23 British diplomats in a growing diplomatic dispute over a nerve agent attack on a former spy in Britain.
Birthdays
26 - Katie Ledecky (swimmer)
31 - John Boyega (actor)
31 - Eliza Hope Bennett (actress)
36 - Rob Kardashian (reality star)
37 - Olesya Rulin (actress)
44 - Samoa Joe (professional wrestler)
47 - Brittany Daniel (actress)
48 - Tracy Wolfson (sports reporter)
48 - Natalie Zea (actress)
49 - Marisa Coughlan (actress)
50 - Amelia Heinle (actress)
51 - Mia Hamm (soccer player)
55 - Matthew St. Patrick (actor)
56 - Billy Corgan (singer)
59 - Rob Lowe (actor)
63 - Vicki Lewis (actress)
64 - Danny Ainge (basketball player)
68 - Gary Sinise (actor)
69 - Lesley-Anne Down (actress)
72 - Kurt Russell (actor)
74 - Patrick Duffy (actor)
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Today in Sports History - March 17
1940 - For the first time in NHL history, one line (Boston's Milt Schmidt, Woody Dumart and Bobby Bauer) finished 1-2-3 in NHL scoring.
1955 - In Montreal, there was a seven-hour riot that caused more than $1 million in damage. Canadien fans were upset because NHL President Clarence Campbell had suspended Rocket Richard for attacking an official during a fight in a game on March 13.
1988 - In the highest scoring NCAA Tournament game to date, Loyola Marymount defeated Wyoming 119-115.
1998 - The United States beat Canada 3-1 to win the first gold medal for women's hockey.
2005 - Several major league baseball players spoke about steroid use with the House Government Reform Committee. Mark McGwire, Jose Canseco, Sammy Sosa and Rafael Palmeiro participated. The hearing lasted 11 hours.
2007 - Mike Modano of the Dallas Stars scored his 502nd and 503rd career goals making him the all-time U.S. leader in goal-scoring.
2010 - Michael Jordan became the first ex-player to become a majority owner in the NBA as the league's Board of Governors unanimously approved Jordan's $275 million bid to buy the Charlotte Bobcats from Bob Johnson.
2020 - The Kentucky Derby and the French Open were each postponed from May to September because of the coronavirus.
1762 - The first St. Patrick's Day parade was held in New York City.
1776 - British forces evacuated Boston during the Revolutionary War.
1870 - Wellesley Female Seminary (later Wellesley College) received its charter from the Massachusetts legislature.
1942 - Gen. Douglas MacArthur became supreme commander of Allied forces in the southwest Pacific theater during World War II.
1950 - Scientists at the University of California at Berkeley announced they had created a new radioactive element, "californium."
1963 - Mount Agung on Bali erupted, killing nearly 1,200 people.
1966 - A U.S. Navy midget submarine located a missing hydrogen bomb that had fallen from a U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber into the Mediterranean off Spain. (It took several more weeks to actually recover the bomb.)
1969 - Golda Meir was sworn in as prime minister of Israel.
1970 - The United States cast its first veto in the U.N. Security Council, killing a resolution that would have condemned Britain for failing to use force to overthrow the white-ruled government of Rhodesia.
2003 - President George W. Bush issued an ultimatum to Saddam Hussein: leave Iraq within 48 hours or face an attack. (Iraq rejected Bush's ultimatum, saying that a U.S. attack to force Saddam from power would be "a grave mistake.")
2016 - Finally bowing to years of public pressure, SeaWorld Entertainment said it would no longer breed killer whales or make them perform crowd-pleasing tricks.
2018 - Russia said it was expelling 23 British diplomats in a growing diplomatic dispute over a nerve agent attack on a former spy in Britain.
Birthdays
26 - Katie Ledecky (swimmer)
31 - John Boyega (actor)
31 - Eliza Hope Bennett (actress)
36 - Rob Kardashian (reality star)
37 - Olesya Rulin (actress)
44 - Samoa Joe (professional wrestler)
47 - Brittany Daniel (actress)
48 - Tracy Wolfson (sports reporter)
48 - Natalie Zea (actress)
49 - Marisa Coughlan (actress)
50 - Amelia Heinle (actress)
51 - Mia Hamm (soccer player)
55 - Matthew St. Patrick (actor)
56 - Billy Corgan (singer)
59 - Rob Lowe (actor)
63 - Vicki Lewis (actress)
64 - Danny Ainge (basketball player)
68 - Gary Sinise (actor)
69 - Lesley-Anne Down (actress)
72 - Kurt Russell (actor)
74 - Patrick Duffy (actor)
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Today in Sports History - March 17
1940 - For the first time in NHL history, one line (Boston's Milt Schmidt, Woody Dumart and Bobby Bauer) finished 1-2-3 in NHL scoring.
1955 - In Montreal, there was a seven-hour riot that caused more than $1 million in damage. Canadien fans were upset because NHL President Clarence Campbell had suspended Rocket Richard for attacking an official during a fight in a game on March 13.
1988 - In the highest scoring NCAA Tournament game to date, Loyola Marymount defeated Wyoming 119-115.
1998 - The United States beat Canada 3-1 to win the first gold medal for women's hockey.
2005 - Several major league baseball players spoke about steroid use with the House Government Reform Committee. Mark McGwire, Jose Canseco, Sammy Sosa and Rafael Palmeiro participated. The hearing lasted 11 hours.
2007 - Mike Modano of the Dallas Stars scored his 502nd and 503rd career goals making him the all-time U.S. leader in goal-scoring.
2010 - Michael Jordan became the first ex-player to become a majority owner in the NBA as the league's Board of Governors unanimously approved Jordan's $275 million bid to buy the Charlotte Bobcats from Bob Johnson.
2020 - The Kentucky Derby and the French Open were each postponed from May to September because of the coronavirus.