Published: Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Today in History
Today is Wednesday, March 17, the 76th day of 2010. There are 289 days left in the year. This is St. Patrick’s Day.
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT
On March 17, A.D. 461 (or A.D. 493, depending on sources), St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, died in Saul.
ON THIS DATE
In 1776, British forces evacuated Boston during the Revolutionary War.
In 1860, the Kanrin Maru became the first official Japanese ship to reach U.S. soil as it arrived in San Francisco. (The ship arrived 12 days ahead of the USS Powhatan, which was carrying a Japanese embassy delegation.)
In 1910, the Camp Fire Girls organization was formed. (It was formally presented to the public on this date two years later.)
In 1960, a Northwest Orient Lockheed L-188C Electra crashed near Cannelton, Ind., killing all 63 people on board.
In 1966, a U.S. midget submarine located a missing hydrogen bomb which had fallen from an American bomber into the Mediterranean off Spain.
In 2009, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer published its final print edition.
Associated Press
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT
On March 17, A.D. 461 (or A.D. 493, depending on sources), St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, died in Saul.
ON THIS DATE
In 1776, British forces evacuated Boston during the Revolutionary War.
In 1860, the Kanrin Maru became the first official Japanese ship to reach U.S. soil as it arrived in San Francisco. (The ship arrived 12 days ahead of the USS Powhatan, which was carrying a Japanese embassy delegation.)
In 1910, the Camp Fire Girls organization was formed. (It was formally presented to the public on this date two years later.)
In 1960, a Northwest Orient Lockheed L-188C Electra crashed near Cannelton, Ind., killing all 63 people on board.
In 1966, a U.S. midget submarine located a missing hydrogen bomb which had fallen from an American bomber into the Mediterranean off Spain.
In 2009, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer published its final print edition.
Associated Press
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