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U.S. Cities Awash In Green To Celebrate St. Patrick's Day

Vice President Pence went to Savannah, Ga., for its annual St. Patrick's Day Parade, while the Chicago River and the White House fountain were once again dyed green.
Rowers navigate the Chicago River shortly after it was dyed green Saturday in Chicago. Dyeing the river has been a St. Patrick's Day tradition in the city since 1962.

In accordance with tradition, the Chicago River was dyed green Saturday morning in honor of St. Patrick's Day. According to , Richard J. Daley, who served as Chicago's mayor from 1955 until his death in 1976, initially proposed dyeing part of Lake Michigan green instead. His friend Stephen M. Bailey, who was business manager of the Chicago Plumbers Union, suggested the more

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