🌟 Editor's Note
Good morning — it’s Tuesday, March 17. Today we’re checking out a bunch of cool stuff: Saint Patrick, the Unification of Italy, the first modern submarine, Einstein's groundbreaking paper, the end of Apartheid, Julia Roberts’ record, and tons more — all quick, fun, and easy to digest.
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🚀 Time Machine
-432
Saint Patrick died in Saul, Downpatrick, Ireland, and is commemorated on St. Patrick's Day as a Christian missionary and bishop.
-1776
The British evacuate Boston after General George Washington positions fortifications and cannons on Dorchester Heights, overlooking the city.
-1861
Under Victor Emmanuel II, Italy became a single kingdom following Giuseppe Garibaldi's campaigns.
-1898
John Philip Holland successfully tests the first modern submarine off Staten Island, submerging for 1 hour and 40 minutes.
-1905
Albert Einstein finished his scientific paper on quantum mechanics, the foundation of modern physics.
-1939
The Battle of Nanchang broke out between the Kuomintang and the Japanese during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
-1969
Golda Meir became Israel's first and only female prime minister at 70.
-1992
Apartheid, a policy of racial segregation that restricted Black people from certain areas and activities, was ended by 68.7% of white South Africans.
-2000
Julia Roberts became the first actress to make $20 million per movie with Erin Brockovich.
📸 Snapshot
Soldiers at Hermann Goering's cave at Konigsee admire a 15th-century statue of Eve and other artworks recovered by Allied forces, 1945
🗨️ Last Words
“No paparazzi, I want anonymity.”