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Saint Patrick's Day
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Saint Patrick's Day

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Saint Patrick's Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick, is a religious and cultural holiday held on 17 March, the traditional death date of Saint Patrick, the foremost patron saint of Ireland.

Kakar
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Kakar
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The Kakar is a Gharghashti Pashtun tribe, based in Afghanistan, parts of Iran, and northern Balochistan in Pakistan.

Stephen Hawking
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Stephen Hawking
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Stephen William Hawking was an English theoretical astrophysicist, cosmologist, and author who was director of research …

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On This Day

10 events
2011
Libyan_civil_war_(2011)
First Libyan Civil War: The United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1973, authorizing military intervention in Libya to protect civilians.
2004
2004_unrest_in_Kosovo
Unrest in Kosovo broke out, resulting in the deaths of 28, the wounding of more than 600 others, and the destruction of several Serb Orthodox churches and shrines.
2000
Movement_for_the_Restoration_of_the_Ten_Commandments_of_God
Hundreds of followers of the Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God, a Ugandan sect, died in a mass murder committed by its leaders.
1991
1991_Soviet_Union_referendum
In a referendum, nearly 70 percent of voters in nine Soviet republics agreed that the Soviet Union should be preserved.
1988
Eritrean_War_of_Independence
Eritrean War of Independence: Eritrean People's Liberation Front troops encircled Ethiopian forces in the Battle of Afabet, gaining a decisive victory three days later.
1979
Penmanshiel_Tunnel
The Penmanshiel Tunnel in the Scottish Borders collapsed during refurbishing construction, killing two workers, and leading to the abandonment of the tunnel.
1973
Pulitzer_Prize_for_Feature_Photography
Slava Veder took his Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph Burst of Joy, which came to symbolize the end of United States involvement in the Vietnam War.
1968
Dugway_Proving_Ground
Six thousand sheep were killed on ranches near Dugway Proving Ground in Utah as a result of the U.S. Army spraying a nerve agent.
1963
Mount_Agung
An eruption of Mount Agung on Bali, Indonesia, killed at least 1,100 people.
1957
1957_Cebu_Douglas_C-47_crash
A plane crash on the slopes of Mount Manunggal killed Philippine president Ramon Magsaysay and 24 others.

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