National days, ongoing national weeks and months, and global observances for March 17, 2026. Plus historical events and birthdays.
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Events that occurred on March 17 throughout history
Luther Halsey Gulick, M.D., and his wife, Charlotte Gulick found the Camp Fire Girls.
D. Appleton and Company publishes Human Nature by Edith Wharton.
Warming up. Jackie Robinson takes the field for the first time for the Brooklyn Dodgers in an exhibition game in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Israel elects Golda Meir as its first female prime minister.
New York state elected David Paterson as its first African American Governor.