March 17
1726 - The first St. Patrick's Day parade was held in New York City.
1776 - British forces evacuated Boston during the Revolutionary War.
1905 - Franklin D. Roosevelt married his distant cousin, Eleanor Roosevelt, in New York City. President Theodore Roosevelt, FDR's fifth cousin, gave his niece away.
1910 - The Camp Fire Girls organization was founded in Thetford, Vermont.
1941 - The National Gallery of Art opened in Washington, D.C.
1942 - Gen. Douglas MacArthur arrived in Australia to become supreme commander of Allied forces in the southwest Pacific theater during World War II.
1959 - The Dalai Lama fled Tibet for India in the wake of a failed uprising by Tibetians against Chinese rule.
1963 - Mount Agung on Bali erupted, killing 1,184 people.
1969 - Golda Meir became prime minister of Israel.
1993 - Actress Helen Hayes died at age 92.
2003 - Edging to the brink of war, President George W. Bush gave Saddam Hussein 48 hours to leave his country. Iraq rejected the ultimatum.
2008 - Rock musician Paul McCartney's divorce from Heather Mills was settled for $48.6 million.
2009 - The Seattle Post-Intelligencer published its final print edition.
2011 - The U.N. Security Council voted to authorize military action to protect civilians and impose a no-fly zone over Libya.
Birthdays
28 - Ron Kardashian (reality TV star)
34 - Kyle Korver (basketball player)
36 - Coco Austin (model)
38 - Tamar Braxton (R&B singer)
39 - Brittany Daniel (actress)
43 - Mia Hamm (soccer player)
48 - Billy Corgan (rock singer)
51 - Rob Lowe (actor)
60 - Gary Sinise (actor)
64 - Kurt Russell (actor)
66 - Patrick Duffy (actor)
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Today in Sports History - March 17
1902 - Bobby Jones, the American golfer who was the first winner of the Grand Slam, was born.
1936 - Joe DiMaggio made his debut with the New York Yankees, recording four hits, including a triple, in an 8-7 exhibition win over the St. Louis Cardinals.
1965 - Amos Alonzo Stagg, one of college football's winningest coaches, died at the age of 102.
1974 - The Boston Celtics set an NBA record with 61 defensive rebounds in a 129-103 win over the Capital Bullets.
1984 - The Houston Rockets retired Calvin Murphy's #23.
1998 - The United States defeated Canada 3-1 to win the first gold medal awarded in Women's Olympic Hockey.
1999 - The NFL owners approved a new instant replay system to be used for the next season on a one-year trial basis.
2002 - WrestleMania X8 was held at the SkyDome in Toronto. The event was headlined by Triple H defeating Chris Jericho for the WWF championship and The Rock defeating Hulk Hogan.
2005 - Baseball players Rafael Palmeiro and Sammy Sosa testified before Congress that they hadn't used steroids; Mark McGwire refused to say whether he had.
2010 - The NBA Board of Governors approved Michael Jordan's acquisition of the controlling interest of the Charlotte Bobcats.
2011 - Ohio State University announced that head football coach Jim Tressel would sit out the first five games of the 2011 season, rather than serve his original two-game suspension for NCAA rules violations.
1726 - The first St. Patrick's Day parade was held in New York City.
1776 - British forces evacuated Boston during the Revolutionary War.
1905 - Franklin D. Roosevelt married his distant cousin, Eleanor Roosevelt, in New York City. President Theodore Roosevelt, FDR's fifth cousin, gave his niece away.
1910 - The Camp Fire Girls organization was founded in Thetford, Vermont.
1941 - The National Gallery of Art opened in Washington, D.C.
1942 - Gen. Douglas MacArthur arrived in Australia to become supreme commander of Allied forces in the southwest Pacific theater during World War II.
1959 - The Dalai Lama fled Tibet for India in the wake of a failed uprising by Tibetians against Chinese rule.
1963 - Mount Agung on Bali erupted, killing 1,184 people.
1969 - Golda Meir became prime minister of Israel.
1993 - Actress Helen Hayes died at age 92.
2003 - Edging to the brink of war, President George W. Bush gave Saddam Hussein 48 hours to leave his country. Iraq rejected the ultimatum.
2008 - Rock musician Paul McCartney's divorce from Heather Mills was settled for $48.6 million.
2009 - The Seattle Post-Intelligencer published its final print edition.
2011 - The U.N. Security Council voted to authorize military action to protect civilians and impose a no-fly zone over Libya.
Birthdays
28 - Ron Kardashian (reality TV star)
34 - Kyle Korver (basketball player)
36 - Coco Austin (model)
38 - Tamar Braxton (R&B singer)
39 - Brittany Daniel (actress)
43 - Mia Hamm (soccer player)
48 - Billy Corgan (rock singer)
51 - Rob Lowe (actor)
60 - Gary Sinise (actor)
64 - Kurt Russell (actor)
66 - Patrick Duffy (actor)
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Today in Sports History - March 17
1902 - Bobby Jones, the American golfer who was the first winner of the Grand Slam, was born.
1936 - Joe DiMaggio made his debut with the New York Yankees, recording four hits, including a triple, in an 8-7 exhibition win over the St. Louis Cardinals.
1965 - Amos Alonzo Stagg, one of college football's winningest coaches, died at the age of 102.
1974 - The Boston Celtics set an NBA record with 61 defensive rebounds in a 129-103 win over the Capital Bullets.
1984 - The Houston Rockets retired Calvin Murphy's #23.
1998 - The United States defeated Canada 3-1 to win the first gold medal awarded in Women's Olympic Hockey.
1999 - The NFL owners approved a new instant replay system to be used for the next season on a one-year trial basis.
2002 - WrestleMania X8 was held at the SkyDome in Toronto. The event was headlined by Triple H defeating Chris Jericho for the WWF championship and The Rock defeating Hulk Hogan.
2005 - Baseball players Rafael Palmeiro and Sammy Sosa testified before Congress that they hadn't used steroids; Mark McGwire refused to say whether he had.
2010 - The NBA Board of Governors approved Michael Jordan's acquisition of the controlling interest of the Charlotte Bobcats.
2011 - Ohio State University announced that head football coach Jim Tressel would sit out the first five games of the 2011 season, rather than serve his original two-game suspension for NCAA rules violations.
