Today is Monday, March 17, the 76th day of 2025 with 289 to follow.
This is St. Patrick's Day.
The moon is waning. Morning stars are Jupiter and Mars. Evening stars are Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Saturn, Uranus and Venus.
Those born on this date are under the sign of Pisces. They include engineer Gottlieb Daimler in 1834; World Golf Hall of Fame member Bobby Jones in 1902; musician Nat King Cole in 1919; dancer Rudolf Nureyev in 1938; serial killer John Wayne Gacy in 1942; writer William Gibson in 1948 (age 77); actor Patrick Duffy in 1949 (age 76); actor Kurt Russell in 1951 (age 74); actor Lesley-Anne Down in 1954 (age 71); actor Gary Sinise in 1955 (age 70); actor Mark Boone Junior in 1955 (age 70); actor Vicki Lewis in 1960 (age 65); actor Rob Lowe in 1964 (age 61); musician Billy Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins/Zwan) in 1967 (age 58); actor Mathew St. Patrick in 1968 (age 57); fashion designer Alexander McQueen in 1969; actor Yanic Truesdale in 1970 (age 55); National Soccer Hall of Fame member Mia Hamm in 1972 (age 53); musician Melissa Auf der Maur (Hole/Smashing Pumpkins) in 1972 (age 53); musician Caroline Corr (Corrs) in 1973 (age 52); actor Natalie Zea in 1975 (age 50); actor Brittany Daniel in 1976 (age 49); photographer/actor Cynthia Daniel in 1976 (age 49); musician Tamar Braxton in 1977 (age 48); musician Geoff Sprung (Old Dominion) in 1978 (age 47); model Coco Austin in 1979 (age 46); wrestler Samoa Joe in 1979 (age 46); musician Nicky Jam in 1981 (age 44); TV personality Rob Kardashian in 1987 (age 38); musician Grimes in 1988 (age 37); actor Morfydd Clark in 1989 (age 36); musician Hozier in 1990 (age 35); actor John Boyega in 1992 (age 33); U.S. Olympic gold swimmer Katie Ledecky in 1997 (age 28).
On this date in history:
In 1762, New York City staged its first parade honoring the Roman Catholic feast day of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. It was led by Irish soldiers serving in the British army. In 2002, President George W. Bush became the first sitting U.S. president to take part in the event, more than six months after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks on the city.
In 1776, the Continental Army under Gen. George Washington forced British troops to evacuate Boston. The Boston area marks Evacuation Day along with its St. Patrick's Day parade each year.
In 1901, 71 paintings by the late Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh were shown at the Bernheim-Jeune gallery in Paris and caused a sensation across the art world.
In 1917, Russia appeared headed toward a republic following the end of the 300-year-old rule of the Romanoff family.
In 1958, the U.S. Navy launched the satellite Vanguard 1 into orbit around Earth.
In 1959, the Dalai Lama flees Tibet for India.
In 1969, Golda Meir, a 70-year-old former Milwaukee schoolteacher, was elected first female prime minister of Israel.
In 1990, Lithuania rejected the Soviet Union's ultimatum to renounce its declaration of independence a week prior. The Soviets implemented sanctions against Lithuania and conducted a military operation in 1991 before other Soviet republics eventually declared their independence.
In 1992, South African whites, by a margin of 68.7% to 31.2%, voted to end minority rule. Nelson Mandela was elected two years later as the first president in a fully representative democratic election.
In 2003, as war with Iraq seemed a certainty, U.S. President George W. Bush gave Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and his sons 48 hours to leave the country. The ultimatum was rejected.
In 2024, Russian President Vladimir Putin won a fifth term in office, making him the longest-serving leader of the country in about two centuries. A Russian election watchdog called the election unconstitutional.
A thought for the day: "O liberty! O liberty! What crimes are committed in thy name!" -- French revolutionary Madame Roland
