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*[[1941]] - The '''[[National Gallery of Art]]''' was opened in [[Washington, DC]]. |
*[[1941]] - The '''[[National Gallery of Art]]''' was opened in [[Washington, DC]]. |
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*[[1959]] - The 14th [[Dalai Lama]], '''[[Tenzin Gyatso]]''', fled [[Tibet]] for [[India]]. |
*[[1959]] - The 14th [[Dalai Lama]], '''[[Tenzin Gyatso]]''', fled [[Tibet]] for [[India]]. |
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*[[1969]] - '''[[Golda Meir]]''' became [[Prime Minister of Israel]]. |
*[[1969]] - '''[[Golda Meir]]''' became the fourth [[Prime Minister of Israel]]. |
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*[[1985]] - The "'''[[Richard Ramirez|Night Stalker]]'''" commited his first two [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]] murders. |
*[[1985]] - The "'''[[Richard Ramirez|Night Stalker]]'''" commited his first two [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]] murders. |
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Revision as of 08:43, 17 March 2004
On March 17:
- 1756 - St. Patrick's Day was celebrated in New York City for the first time.
- 1941 - The National Gallery of Art was opened in Washington, DC.
- 1959 - The 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, fled Tibet for India.
- 1969 - Golda Meir became the fourth Prime Minister of Israel.
- 1985 - The "Night Stalker" commited his first two Los Angeles murders.