Holidays 2021-03-17
Observances today involved submarines, corned beef & cabbage, abstaining from tobacco, the evacuation of the British from Boston during the Revolutionary War, and St Patrick's Day: Evacuation Day Kick Butts Day AKA Take Down Tobacco National Day of Action National Corned Beef and Cabbage Day St. Patrick's Day Submarine Day Today celebrates the first successful test run of a submarine on this date in 1898; the commissioning a couple years later is celebrated on April 11. On this date in 1776 during the American Revolution, the British forces evacuated Boston. Today's also a day to celebrate your Irish-ness, even if you're not Irish. Katie Bernotsky on Unsplash