The global COVID-19 pandemic cancels the world’s largest St. Patrick’s Day parade in New York City for the first time in its 259-year history.
Chicago, Illinois uses 60 pounds of green dye to become the first city to successfully dye its river bright green on St. Patrick’s Day.
U.S. President Harry S. Truman attends NYC ‘s St. Patrick’s Day parade, helping to fight racial prejudice against Irish immigrants.
March 17 is declared a feast day by the Catholic Church to honor the patron saint of Ireland.
Shown in records kept by the American colony that later became St. Augustine, Florida.
