On March 18 in history:<\/p>\n
1766 \u2013 British Parliament repealed the Stamp Act which was a tax imposed by British parliament on American colonies on printed materials<\/p>\n
1852 \u2013 Henry Wells and William G. Fargo created Wells Fargo during the Gold Rush<\/p>\n
1965 \u2013 Alexei Leonov of the Soviet Union was the first person to walk in space<\/p>\n
March 18 celebrity birthdays:<\/p>\n
1963 \u2013 Vanessa Williams, American actress and singer known for her roles as Wilhelmina Slater on the television series Ugly Betty and as Renee Perry on Desperate Housewives<\/p>\n
1970 \u2013 Queen Latifah, American actress, rapper, singer, producer and talk show host known for her 1993 hit song U.N.I.T.Y. and her for her roles in Living Single, Chicago and Bringing Down the House<\/p>\n
1979 \u2013 Adam Levine, American singer songwriter and judge on NBC\u2019s \u201cThe Voice\u201d<\/p>\n
Saint Patrick’s Day:<\/p>\n
— Is the celebration of Ireland’s patron saint Saint Patrick. A patron saint is the protecting or guiding saint of a person or place.<\/p>\n
–Saint Patrick was originally brought to Ireland as a slave. After escaping to Britain, celestial visions told him to return to Ireland as a missionary.<\/p>\n
–Legend says that Saint Patrick used the three leaves of a clover to illustrate the Holy Trinity, making the shamrock a symbol of Saint Patrick\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n
–In Ireland, Saint Patrick\u2019s Day is a national holiday where businesses and banks shut down for the day.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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