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March 17
1906:President Theodore Roosevelt, for the first time, describes the
investigative journalists of the Progressive Era — led by Lincoln
Steffens, Upton Sinclair, Ida Tarbell and others — as "muckrake[rs],"
during a speech at the Gridiron Club in Washington.
461: St. Patrick, originally a Roman Briton taken as a slave by Irish raiders, dies in Saul, Ireland, after spending three decades spreading Christianity throughout the country. The day of his death is a feast day for Irish Catholics and is thought to be the most celebrated saint's day in the world, having spread with the Irish diaspora. The annual celebration includes shamrocks (allegedly used by St. Patrick to symbolize the Holy Trinity), parades and wearing green.
1905: Franklin D. Roosevelt marries his fifth cousin once removed, Eleanor Roosevelt, in New York City. President Theodore Roosevelt attends the wedding and walks his niece down the aisle.
461: St. Patrick, originally a Roman Briton taken as a slave by Irish raiders, dies in Saul, Ireland, after spending three decades spreading Christianity throughout the country. The day of his death is a feast day for Irish Catholics and is thought to be the most celebrated saint's day in the world, having spread with the Irish diaspora. The annual celebration includes shamrocks (allegedly used by St. Patrick to symbolize the Holy Trinity), parades and wearing green.
1905: Franklin D. Roosevelt marries his fifth cousin once removed, Eleanor Roosevelt, in New York City. President Theodore Roosevelt attends the wedding and walks his niece down the aisle.
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