St. Patrick's Day Facts: Snakes, a Slave, and a Saint

On St. Patrick's Day—Tuesday, March 17—millions of people will don green and celebrate the Irish in, and around, them with parades, good cheer, and perhaps a pint of beer.

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Colorful History of the St. Patrick's Day Parade

The history of the St. Patrick's Day parade began in the streets of colonial America. And throughout the 19th century large public celebrations to mark St. Patrick's Day came to be potent political symbols.

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