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Happy St Patrick’s Day! March 17th is National Corned Beef and Cabbage Day & Submarine Day.

Welcome to the 76^{th day of the year! We’re gradually getting through the year, but we still have another days left in 2025.}

If this day means something to you then you’ll want to know all the things that happened this day in history. Here we have some interesting events from history and so much more!

Did you know that on this day in 1908, the quickest boxing match in history took place? Tommy Burns knocked out Jem Roche in just 88 seconds.

Keep reading for more fun & interesting facts about March 17^{th in history!\r\n\r\n}

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What memorable events happened on March 17 in history? Keep reading to find out!\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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2024\r\n\r\n
Vladimir Putin won the Russian Presidential election again.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
While Putin supposedly won 88% of the vote, major Western nations, including the US, UK, and Germany, claimed that the vote was neither free nor fair. One key part of this was the fact that all viable political opponents were either imprisoned or censored.\r\n\r\n
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2014\r\n\r\n
Pop singer-songwriter Sia released her hit single “Chandelier.”\r\n\r\n
$OTD in 2014: Pop singer-songwriter Sia released her hit single \"Chandelier.\"$ \r\n\r\n
The single reached the top 5 on record charts in 20 countries, including France, Poland, Norway, Australia & New Zealand.\r\n\r\n
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1995\r\n\r\n
The FDA approved the first chickenpox vaccine.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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1985\r\n\r\n
The “Night Stalker” serial killer, Richard Ramirez, committed his second and third murders in LA, USA.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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1973\r\n\r\n
London Bridge, designed by Lord Holford, was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II.\r\n\r\n
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1973\r\n\r\n
Pink Floyd’s “The Dark Side of the Moon” debuted on Billboard’s Top 200 chart.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The album spent 736 weeks on Billboard’s Top 200 chart, making it one of the most successful albums of all time.\r\n\r\n
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1969\r\n\r\n
Golda Meir became the first female Prime Minister of Israel.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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1968\r\n\r\n
The Bee Gees made their first appearance on TV, performing “Words” and “To Love Somebody” on the Ed Sullivan Show.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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1958\r\n\r\n
NASA launched the Vanguard I satellite.\r\n\r\n
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It was only the second US satellite to go into Earth’s orbit, and it successfully measured the shape of our planet.\r\n\r\n
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1950\r\n\r\n
Researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory discover Californium, a new radioactive element.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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1948\r\n\r\n
The UK, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, and France signed the Treaty of Brussels.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Sometimes referred to as the Brussels Pact, the treaty revolved around organizing economic and military cooperation between the signing members. It also included a mutual defense clause, which led directly to the North Atlantic Treaty and the founding of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).\r\n\r\n
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1908\r\n\r\n
The quickest boxing match in history took place.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Tommy Burns defeated Jem Roche in just 88 seconds.\r\n\r\n
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1905\r\n\r\n
Albert Einstein wrote his first paper on the Quantum Theory of Light.\r\n\r\n
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This theory would become a cornerstone of modern physics.\r\n\r\n
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1762\r\n\r\n
New York City held the world’s first St Patrick’s Day Parade.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The celebration still happens today with around 2 million spectators.\r\n\r\n
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432 AD\r\n\r\n
Saint Patrick was captured by Irish raiders from his home in Britain and taken to be a slave in Ireland.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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Famous Births\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
If today’s your birthday, did you know that you share your special day with Rob Lowe? Here are more famous people who were born on this day.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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