St. Patrick’s day, John and Yoko, and Iwo Jima.

1991

Gay rights groups march in the New York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade

1972

John Lennon and Yoko Ono are served with deportation papers.

1968

Robert F. Kennedy announces his presidential campaign. Sad face.

1945

The Allies secure Iwo Jima. Yeahhh wooo America! And England, I guess. And Russia. Kinda.

1941

The National Gallery of Art opens in Washington D.C.

1850

The most boring book to ever exist, “the Scarlet Letter,” by Nathaniel Hawthorne is published. Seriously. Empirical studies have been conducted. It beats “Johnny Tremain” by a hair.

1833

Susan Hayhurst becomes 1st U.S. woman to graduate from pharmaceutical college.

1827

The first African American newspaper is published.

1802

The U.S. Academy at West Point is founded. Soon after, John McCain enrolls.

Cupcakes!

1960 Flavaaaa Flav!

1952 Author Alice Hoffman

1946 World renowned actor Erik Estrada

1933 Supreme court justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg

1926 Inexplicably popular among the French, comedian Jerry Lewis

1912 Former first lady Pat Nixon

1751 Only one of the coolest presidents ever—James Madison!