The First St. Patrick's Day Parade Marched in New York, Not Dublin
On March 17, 1762, Irish soldiers in the British Army marched through colonial New York in what became the world's oldest and largest St. Patrick's Day parade.
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The Day a Groundhog Became a Weatherman
On February 2, 1887, a group of Pennsylvanians climbed Gobbler's Knob to ask a groundhog about spring — and Groundhog Day was born.