Table of Contents March 17 Fun Facts, Trivia and History |
March 17 History Highlights |
Saint Patrick’s Day |
St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated every year on March 17th. It is a national holiday in the Republic of Ireland as well as the Canadian Province of Newfoundland and Labrador. St. Patrick’s Day was a religious holiday, dedicated to Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, until 1903 when it became public by the Bank Holiday Act of 1903. The Irish Member of Parliament, James O’Mara, later introduced a law that all pubs be, wait for it, closed on March 17th. Surprisingly this law stuck around until the 1970s, when people finally realized that St. Patrick’s Day is all about drinking, drinking, drinking. Saint Patrick The Parade Traditions Why is March the 17th Saint Patrick’s Day? |
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Green Beer Day St. Patrick’s Day Submarine Day |
March 17 Birthday Quotes |
“I think a spiritual journey is not so much a journey of discovery. It’s a journey of recovery. It’s a journey of uncovering your own inner nature. It’s already there.” “When I miss class for one day, I know it. When I miss class for two days, my teacher knows it. When I miss class for three days, the audience knows it.” “Art and music are the vehicles for the zeitgeist.” “Critics don’t buy records. They get ’em free.” “Can someone explain the vitriol whenever Ayn Rand comes up? ‘Atlas’ is the greatest motivator for the individual that I can imagine.” |
March 17 Birthdays |
1895 – Shemp Howard, Stooge #4 (died in 1955) 1902 – Bobby Jones, American golfer (died in 1971) 1906 – Brigitte Helm, German-Swiss actress (died in 1996) 1919 – Nat King Cole, American singer, pianist, and television host (died in 1965) 1935 – Adam Wade, American singer, drummer, and actor 1938 – Rudolf Nureyev, Russian-French dancer and choreographer (died in 1993) 1938 – Zola Taylor, American singer (died in 2007) 1942 – John Wayne Gacy, American serial killer (died in 1994) 1944 – Pattie Boyd, English model 1944 – John Sebastian, American singer-songwriter 1949 – Patrick Duffy, American actor 1951 – Kurt Russell, American actor 1954 – Lesley-Anne Down, English actress 1955 – Gary Sinise, American actor 1964 – Rob Lowe, American actor 1967 – Billy Corgan, American singer-songwriter 1972 – Mia Hamm, American soccer player 1990 – Hozier, Irish singer-songwriter 1992 – John Boyega, English actor |
March 17 History |
461 – Saint Patrick died in Saul, Downpatrick, Ireland. 1762 – The first parade Saint Patrick (the patron saint of Ireland) was held by Irish soldiers serving in the British army in New York City. 1885 – The medical report of the deformities of Joseph Carey Merrick – The ‘Elephant Man’ – was presented to the Pathological Society of London by Dr. Frederick Treves. 1947 – First flight of the B-45 Tornado strategic bomber. 1958 – The United States launched the Vanguard 1 satellite. 1973 -After it was released, Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of The Moon album stayed on the Billboard 200 chart for 736 weeks, the most consecutive number of weeks any album was ever on the chart. 1980 – The Supreme Court concerning whether a patent could be issued for a genetically-engineered bacterium in the case of Diamond vs. Chakrabarty. On June 16th, they decided yes, it could be patented. 1901 – 11 years after his suicide, 71 paintings by Vincent van Gogh were shown at the Bernheim-Jeune gallery in Paris. 1958 – The US launched the Vanguard I satellite, from Cape Canaveral, Florida. 1985 – Serial killer Richard Ramirez, aka the “Night Stalker”, began his Los Angeles murder spree. 1992 – A referendum to end apartheid in South Africa was passed from 68.7% to 31.2%. 2005 – Broadway Show – Spamalot (Musical) March 17, 2005 2012 – #1 Hit March 17, 2012 – April 27, 2012: Fun featuring Janelle Monae – We Are Young |
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts |
“American Gigolo” launched young fashion designer Giorgio Armani’s career. It’s always darkest before dawn. So if you’re going to steal the neighbor’s newspaper, that’s the time to do it. Dragons must have a hard time blowing on their soup to cool it down. The phrase “The die is cast” is from a Julius Caeser quote and refers to gaming dice. Alanis Morissette’s’ Jagged Little Pill has sold more copies than the Beatle’s Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band. Most ice cream is eaten between 9:00 and 11:00 PM. J. Peterman clothing company that Elaine Benes worked for on Seinfeld is a real company. Their clothes really do come with whimsical stories. “The more they tried to make it just like home, the more they made everybody miss it.” – Willard in Apocalypse Now #moviequotes If you’re debating whether or not you should go to someone’s wake/funeral, the answer is yes. “To call you stupid would be an insult to stupid people!” – Wanda (Jamie Lee Curtis) #moviequotes The FBI kept 2,403 pages of records on Frank Sinatra for his Mafia ties. Karat and Carat measure two different things: a karat measures the purity of metals on a 1-24 scale, whereas a carat measures the weight of precious stones and pearls, one carat being 200 mg. There are (13!) sequels to “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” by L. Frank Baum Redondo Beach, CA adopted the Goodyear Blimp as the city’s official bird in 1983. “Dave, my mind is going. I can feel it.” – HAL 9000 #moviequotes Recipe for homemade charcoal: Holes don’t exist. |
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