March 17 - The Day in History

March 17 : General Interest 461: Saint Patrick dies On this day in 461 A.D., Saint Patrick, Christian missionary, bishop and apostle of Ireland, dies at Saul, Downpatrick, Ireland... read more American Revolution 1776 : British evacuate Boston http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/british-evacuate-boston Automotive 1834 : Auto pioneer Gottlieb Daimler born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/auto-pioneer-gottlieb-daimler-born Civil War 1863 : North and South clash at the Battle of Kelly's Ford http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-kellys-ford-virginia Cold War 1990 : Lithuania rejects Soviet demand to renounce its independence http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lithuania-rejects-soviet-demand-to-renounce-its-independence Crime 2011 : Clark pleads guilty in Yale grad student slaying http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/clark-pleads-guilty-in-yale-grad-student-slaying Disaster 1906 : Earthquakes kill more than 1,200 in Taiwan http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/earthquakes-kill-more-than-1200-in-taiwan General Interest 1762 : First St. Patrick's Day parade http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-st-patricks-day-parade 1776 : The British evacuate Boston http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-british-evacuate-boston 1901 : Van Gogh paintings shown http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/van-gogh-paintings-shown Hollywood 2000 : Julia Roberts collects $20 million for Erin Brockovich http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/julia-roberts-collects-20-million-for-erin-brockovich Literary 1894 : Novelist and playwright Paul Green is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/novelist-and-playwright-paul-green-is-born Music 1958 : The Champs' "Tequila" is the #1 song on the U.S. pop charts http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-champs39-quottequilaquot-is-the-1-song-on-the-us-pop-charts Old West 1804 : Jim Bridger born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jim-bridger-born Presidential 1905 : Franklin Roosevelt marries Eleanor Roosevelt http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/franklin-roosevelt-marries-eleanor-roosevelt Sports 1902 : Bobby Jones is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bobby-jones-is-born Vietnam War 1964 : National Security Council reviews situation http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/national-security-council-reviews-situation 1970 : Results of Peers investigation announced http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/results-of-peers-investigation-announced World War I 1917 : Shakeup in French government http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/shakeup-in-french-government World War II 1940 : Todt named Reich Minister for Weapons and Munitions http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/todt-named-reich-minister-for-weapons-and-munitions