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Today in History – March 17

1901 – An exhibition of seventy-one Vincent van Gogh paintings in Paris, 11 years after his death, creates a sensation.

Van Gogh's "The Starry Night"

1941 – In Washington, D.C., the National Gallery of Art is officially opened by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

National Gallery of Art
National Art Gallery - West Building