Today in h

You want to know what's happening today in history?

Here are a few notable events that occurred on this day:

March 17th

• 1876 - Alexander Graham Bell patents the telephone.
• 1969 - The Apollo 9 spacecraft is launched, carrying the first manned test of the Lunar Module.
• 1990 - The Hubble Space Telescope is launched into orbit around the Earth.

And, of course, it's also St. Patrick's Day!