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.)