It's March 17th! Time to Celebrate! - Bilge

F freddiefreelance Member San Diego, Ca. Joined: Feb 15, 2003 Posts: 3006	F freddiefreelance Posted posted on Thu, Mar 17, 2005 7:13 AM ...Vincent Van Gough's famous first show in Paris in 1901, 11 years after his suicide. Although he only sold a single painting in his lifetime, the Red Vinyard, his influence on expressionism, fauvism and early abstraction was enormous, and can be seen in many other aspects of 20th-century art. Other Historical Highlights: Feast day of St Patrick: a public holiday in Ireland and Montserrat, widely celebrated in North America. The first St. Patrick's Day Celebrated in the Americas was in Boston in 1737, the first in NYC was held at the Crown and Thistle Tavern in 1756, and in 1762 they held the first NYC St. Patrick's Day Parade. The parade now has upwards of 150,000 marchers participating, including bands, military and police groups, county associations, emigrant societies, social and cultural clubs. The Chicago river also mysteriously turns green today. Boston, Massachusetts - Evacuation Day, which celebrates the evacuation of Boston by the British in 1776. 1845 - The rubber band is invented 1895 - Shemp Howard, actor, is Born (d. 1955) 1919 - Nat King Cole, singer, is Born (d. 1965) 1931 - Nevada legalizes gambling. 1958 - The United States launches the Vanguard 1 satellite. 1969 - A nice girl from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, named Golda Meir, becomes Prime Minister of Israel. 2004 - J.J. Jackson, original MTV VJ, Died (b. 1941 or 1942)

...Vincent Van Gough's famous first show in Paris in 1901, 11 years after his suicide. Although he only sold a single painting in his lifetime, the Red Vinyard, his influence on expressionism, fauvism and early abstraction was enormous, and can be seen in many other aspects of 20th-century art.

Other Historical Highlights:

Feast day of St Patrick: a public holiday in Ireland and Montserrat, widely celebrated in North America. The first St. Patrick's Day Celebrated in the Americas was in Boston in 1737, the first in NYC was held at the Crown and Thistle Tavern in 1756, and in 1762 they held the first NYC St. Patrick's Day Parade. The parade now has upwards of 150,000 marchers participating, including bands, military and police groups, county associations, emigrant societies, social and cultural clubs. The Chicago river also mysteriously turns green today.
Boston, Massachusetts - Evacuation Day, which celebrates the evacuation of Boston by the British in 1776.
1845 - The rubber band is invented
1895 - Shemp Howard, actor, is Born (d. 1955)
1919 - Nat King Cole, singer, is Born (d. 1965)
1931 - Nevada legalizes gambling.
1958 - The United States launches the Vanguard 1 satellite.
1969 - A nice girl from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, named Golda Meir, becomes Prime Minister of Israel.
2004 - J.J. Jackson, original MTV VJ, Died (b. 1941 or 1942)