The quickest boxing match in history took place.
Tommy Burns defeated Jem Roche in just 88 seconds.
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New York City held the world's first St Patrick's Day Parade.
Golda Meir became the first female Prime Minister of Israel.
Vladimir Putin won the Russian Presidential election again.
Pink Floyd's 'The Dark Side of the Moon' debuted on Billboard's Top 200 chart.
NASA launched the Vanguard I satellite.
