
HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY
FEEDING TUBE REMOVED ON THIS DAY IN 1990.
Terri Schiavo, the severely brain-damaged woman whose condition sparked an epic legal, medical and political battle
that gripped America, died 13 days after her feeding tube
was removed by the wishes of her husband and the orders
of several courts.

BRITISH TROOPS FLEE BOSTON ON THIS DAY
On March 17, 1776, British forces were forced to evacuate Boston following General George Washington’s successful placement of fortifications and cannons on Dorchester Heights, which overlooks
the city from the south.
Nearly 10,000 Redcoats, thousands of loyalists left for Canada in ‘disgrace’ — still celebrated as Evacuation Day in Boston.
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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.

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