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Increasing awareness about Parkinson's Disease, cheese fondue, poutine, submarine submersible vehicles, the song Louie Louie , eight track tapes, barbershop quartets, and pets comprise today's observance topics: Barbershop Quartet Day Eight Track Tape Day Louie Louie Day National Cheese Fondue Day National Pet Day National Poutine Day National Submarine Day World Parkinson's Disease Day National Submarine Day celebrates the first US submarine commissioning; the first successful test is celebrated on March 17. Listening to an eight track of Louie Louie sung by a barbershop quartet would qualify as 3 holiday celebrations at once. Just sayin'.  Let's end with some pets. Madalyn Cox on Unsplash

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