Q: In which year did the first St. Patrick's Day Parade take place in New York City?
A: 1763.
Q: Was Patrick, patron saint of Ireland, born there?
A: No. Patrick was born Patricius to a relatively wealthy Roman family at Kilpatrick in Scotland, circa 385-387. While in his teens, Patrick was kidnapped in a raid and transported to Ireland, where he was enslaved to a local warlord and worked as a shepherd until he escaped six years later. He then travelled to France where he spent 20 years as a monk in Marmoutier Abbey. The Church sent Bishop Patrick, then in his mid-40s, back to Ireland where the High King -- King Laoghaire, the most powerful man in the land -- gave Patrick the freedom to spread Christianity throughout Ireland. And so it was that a young Briton named Patricius died an Irishman named Patrick on March 17, 461.
Q: Who starred in the first western movie?
A: Buffalo Bill Cody. Thomas Edison operated the camera.
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