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St Patrick's Day Vintage Lady Free Stock Photo - Public Domain Pictures   

A stained glass window depicts Saint Patrick dressed in a green robe with a halo about his head, holding a sham rock in his right hand and a staff in his left.
Stained glass window depicting St. Patrick.

Saint Patrick’s Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick ‘the Day
of the Festival of Patrick’), is a religious and cultural
holiday held on 17 March, the traditional death date of
Saint Patrick (c. 385 – c. 461), the foremost patron saint
of
Ireland.

Wikipedia

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‘’STAR WARS’’ VOICE ACTOR DIED AT 64

Salacious B. Crumb | Wookieepedia | Fandom

Star Wars and Gremlins voice actor Mark Dodson has passed away, aged 64

Mark Dodson, a voice actor known for playing Salacious
B. Crumb in Star Wars, has died. He suffered a heart
attack while attending a horror convention in Indiana
on March 2nd.

Mark Dodson Signed "Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi" 8x10 Photo Inscribed "S. Crumb" (Legends COA ...

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‘’FATHER OF THE CONSTITUTION” WAS BORN

Madison portrait as a young man.
      Madison’s portrait as congressional delegate at age 32.

James Madison portrait by Chester Harding at National Portrait Gallery. Washington, DC.
James Madison (March 16, 1751 – June 28, 1836)


On March 16, 1751, James Madison, drafter of the Constitution,
recorder of the Constitutional Convention, author of the
Federalist Papers and fourth president of the United States, 
was born on a plantation in Virginia.

Image of handwritten copy of the Constitution.
First page of the original handwritten copy of the U.S. Constitution.

President James Madison: Facts and Biography

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BIRTH OF MILITARY ACADEMY ON THIS DAY

On this present day in historical past, March 16, 1802, United States Navy Academy established ...

The United States Military Academy at West Point, which
has trained generations of American leaders to serve
from the
battlefield to the White House, was established
on this day
in history, March 16, 1802.
 

The academy’s creation was part of the Military Peace
Establishment Act, introduced by
Massachusetts
Congressman Joseph Varnum, and signed into law
by President Thomas Jefferson.

On this day in History, U.S. Military Academy established on Mar 16, 1802. Learn more about what ...

U.S. Military Academy at West Point celebrates Founders Day | Article | The United States Army
President Thomas Jefferson.

 

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HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY

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Jerry Lewis | Jerry lewis, Young celebrities, Movie stars

FROM THE VAULTS: Jerry Lewis born 16 March 1926

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The Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin comedy team in 1950.

Jerry Lewis, comedy genius, is dead at 91
Jerry Lewis (Joseph Levitch)
(March 16, 1926 – August 20, 2017)

Jerry Lewis was a comedian, actor, singer and humanitarian
who was famously nicknamed "The King of Comedy", with a
career lasting over eight decades. He appeared in more than
60 motion pictures, starting in 1949 including sixteen
Martin
and Lewis
musical comedy films with Dean Martin, as his
partner.

Sans Jerry Lewis, le Téléthon n’aurait jamais existé

                         Jerry Lewis Telethon | Busy Beaver Button Museum

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