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Green globe: 70 million Irish at home, abroad cheer St. Patrick's Day from Sydney to San Fran

Green globe: 70 million Irish at home, abroad cheer St. Patrick's Day from Sydney to San Fran

DUBLIN (AP) — Much of the world is turning green Wednesday for St. Patrick's Day, the annual celebration of all hues of Irishness.

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    On March 16, 1005, a jury acquitted actor Robert Blake of murder in the shooting death of his wife

  • On March 15, 44 B.C., Julius Caesar was assassinated by a group of nobles including Brutus and Cassius

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