1762 – 1st St. Patrick’s Day parade in NYC.
1845 – Bristol man Henry Jones patents self-rising flour.
1894 – US & China sign treaty preventing Chinese laborers from entering US.
1905 – Albert Einstein finishes his scientific paper detailing his Quantum Theory of Light, one of the foundations of modern physics.
1929 – General Motors acquire German auto manufacturer Adam Opel.
1942 – General Douglas MacArthur arrives in Australia to become supreme commander.
1953 – Bill Veeck says he will sell his 80% share of St Louis Browns for $2.475M.
1956 – 8th Emmy Awards: “Ed Sullivan Show”, Phil Silvers & Lucy Ball win.
1960 – US President Eisenhower forms anti-Castro exile army under the CIA.
1963 – Bob Cousy plays his last NBA game.
1968 – Bee Gees make their US TV debut on “The Ed Sullivan Show” performing “To Love Somebody” and “Words”
1987 – IBM releases PC DOS version 3.3.
1991 – NJ raises turnpike tolls 70%.
1992 – “Death & the Maiden” opens at Brooks Atkinson NYC for 159 performances.
1994 – It is announced there is no smoking in Cleveland Indians new ballpark.
1995 – US approves 1st chicken pox vaccine, Varivax by Merck & Co.
2001 – OPEC decides to cut output by 4% or 1 million barrels per day, effective April 1.
2008 – New York State Governor Eliot Spitzer resigns after a scandal involving a high end prostitute. David Paterson becomes acting Ne York State Governor.
2013 – 60th ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament: Miami beats North Carolina, 87-77.
2019 – PGA Players Championship: TPC at Sawgrass: Rory McIIroy of Northern Ireland wins biggest check in golf ($2.25m) by 1 stroke from Jim Furyk.
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