Todayâs Highlight in History:
On March 17, 1762, New York held its first St. Patrickâs Day parade.
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In 1776, the Revolutionary War Siege of Boston ended as British forces evacuated the city.
In 1936, Pittsburghâs Great St. Patrickâs Day Flood began as the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers and their tributaries, swollen by rain and melted snow, started exceeding flood stage; the high water was blamed for more than 60 deaths.
In 1941, the National Gallery of Art opened in Washington, D.C.
In 1959, the Dalai Lama fled Tibet for India in the wake of a failed uprising by Tibetans against Chinese rule.
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