Thursday, March 17, 2011

March 17

Track Year Event Artist Song Album
1 1337 Edward, the Black Prince is made Duke of Cornwall, the first Duchy in England. Bonnie Prince Billy Black I See a Darkness
2 1776 American Revolution: British forces evacuate Boston, Massachusetts after George Washington and Henry Knox place artillery in positions overlooking the city. Negative Approach Evacuate Tied Down
3 1780 American Revolution: George Washington grants the Continental Army a holiday "as an act of solidarity with the Irish in their fight for independence". The Irish Rovers Whiskey on a Sunday The Folk Years: Reason to Believe
4 1941 In Washington, D.C., the National Gallery of Art is officially opened by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Pino Donaggio Dressed to Kill - The Gallery A History of Horror, Part 2
5 1950 Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley announce the creation of element 98, which they name "Californium". Quasi California Featuring "Birds"
6 1973 The Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph Burst of Joy is taken, depicting a former prisoner of war being reunited with his family. Circulatory System Joy Circulatory System
7 1986 Patrick Masaki Greene is born in Joliet, IL! Holding On St. Patricks Question What You Live For

(Historical facts about March 17 are from Wikipedia.)

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