March 17 - What happened today?

Home What happened today in history? Blamepro's Almanac for March 17 St. Patrick's Day
In the headlines today:

1999	NFL owners vote to reinstate instant replay.
1999	Six members of the International Olympic Committee are expelled, following a bribery scandal.
1995	Varivax, the first chicken pox vaccine, is approved by the FDA.
1969	Golda Meir is sworn in as Premier of Israel.
1966	A hydrogen bomb that accidentally fell from a US bomber off the Spanish coast, is located in the Mediterranean.
1963	Bob Cousey plays his last regular season basketball game for the Boston Celtics, ending a 13 year NBA career.
1950	U.C. Berkeley scientists announce the existence of the radioactive element californium.
1944	Actor Charlton Heston marries Lydia Clarke. (photo credit: NARA)
1942		US Army General Douglas MacArthur arrives in Australia from the Philippines, during WWII. (photo credit: Lerner Publications)
1941	The National Gallery of Art opens in Washington, DC.
1929	The first air passenger from the US arrives in Alaska.
1910	The Camp Fire Girls are organized.
1905	Franklin D. Roosevelt marries his cousin, Anna Eleanor Roosevelt.
1861	Victor Emmanuel is declared King of Italy.
1776	Boston is evacuated by the British during the American Revolution.
1763	The first St. Patrick's Day Parade is held in New York City.
461	Bishop Patrick, patron saint of Ireland, dies.