On this day in history
March 17
American
1776The British evacuate Boston after Washington's guns command the harbor from Dorchester Heights.
The British evacuate Boston after Washington's guns command the harbor from Dorchester Heights.
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1958The United States launches Vanguard 1, a tiny satellite still in orbit today as the oldest man made object in …
The United States launches Vanguard 1, a tiny satellite still in orbit today as the oldest man made object in space.
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World
1969Golda Meir becomes prime minister of Israel.
Golda Meir becomes prime minister of Israel.
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