Saint Patrick's Day
Irish toast: “May the enemies of Ireland never eat bread nor drink whisky, but be tormented with itching without benefit of scratching.” — Traditional St. Patrick’s Day toast
NATIONAL Corned Beef and Cabbage Day
NATIONAL Submarine Day
Today in legal and military [and occasional oddities] history
1766 Britain repeals the Stamp Act but passes the Declaratory Act, which asserts Great Britain’s right to pass any laws governing the American colonies
1898 USS Holland, first practical submarine, launched
1910 The Camp Fire Girls are founded in Lake Sebago, Maine
1973 First POWs are released from the “Hanoi Hilton” in Hanoi, North Vietnam
2011 NASA’s MESSENGER space probe becomes the first space craft ever to enter into orbit around Mercury
Poor Ireland. Always being blamed for corned beef. :)
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Thanks! Looking forward to the challenge =)
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