THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 2017

Today is Thursday, March 23, the 82nd day of 2017. There are 283 days left in the year.

1630 — French troops occupy Pinerolo Piedmont

1657 — France & England form alliance against Spain; England gets Dunkirk

1708 — English pretender to the throne James III lands at Firth of Forth

1775 — Patrick Henry proclaims “Give me liberty or give me death”

1794 — Josiah Pierson patents a "cold-header" (rivet) machine

1794 — Lieutenant-General Tadeusz Kosciuszko returns to Poland

1806 — Lewis & Clark reach Pacific coast

1808 — Napoleon’s brother Joseph takes the throne of Spain

1832 — British Parliament passes reform bill