New York City Hosts Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 17: Joe Heglar looks on in Grand Central Terminal before the start of the 250th annual St. Patrick's Day parade March 17, 2011 in New York City. The parade honors the patron saint of Ireland and marched for the first time in the U.S. on March 17, 1762, fourteen years before the Declaration of Independence. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

New York City Hosts Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 17: Caitlin Ward (R) and Raegan Fekert from the Irish American Society wait to perform during the 250th annual St. Patrick's Day parade March 17, 2011 in New York City. The parade honors the patron saint of Ireland and marched for the first time in the U.S. on March 17, 1762, fourteen years before the Declaration of Independence. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

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St Patrick's Day revelers leave a pub after attending St Patrick's Day parade on Fifth Avenue in New York, March 17, 2011. AFP PHOTO/Emmanuel Dunand (Photo credit should read EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)

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St Patrick's Day revelers walk along a street after watching St Patrick's Day parade on Fifth Avenue in New York, March 17, 2011. AFP PHOTO/Emmanuel Dunand (Photo credit should read EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)

250th Annual New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 17: Parade-goers attend the 250th Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade on March 17, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

250th Annual New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 17: A drummer marches with bagpipers in the 250th Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade on March 17, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

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A costumed parade goer on 5th Avenue during the 250th New York City St Patrick's Day Parade on March 17, 2011. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)

Ultimate Fighter Chuck Liddell Participates In St. Patrick's Day Parade

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 17: Former UFC Champion Chuck Liddell (C) poses with FDNY firefighters before marching with them at the 250th annual St. Patrick's Day parade March 17, 2011 in New York City. The parade honors the patron saint of Ireland and marched for the first time in the U.S. on March 17, 1762, fourteen years before the Declaration of Independence. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

250th Annual New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 17: A parade-goer attends the 250th Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade on March 17, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

250th Annual New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 17: A parade-goer slapa hands with attendees during the 250th Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade on March 17, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

250th Annual New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 17: General view of atmosphere at the 250th Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade on March 17, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

250th Annual New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 17: Retired NYPD Don Plunett partakes in the 250th Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade on March 17, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

250th Annual New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 17: Parade-goer Steve Connor attends the 250th Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade on March 17, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

250th Annual New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 17: Parade-goers attend the 250th Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade on March 17, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

250th Annual New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 17: A parade-goer attends the 250th Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade on March 17, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

President Obama And First Lady Host St. Patrick's Day At The White House

WASHINGTON - MARCH 17: (AFP-OUT) First Lady Michelle Obama attends a St. Patrick's Day reception in the East Room of the White House on March 17, 2011 in Washington, DC. Obama will visit Ireland in May as part of a European trip. (Photo by Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images)

250th Annual New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 17: Parade-goers attends the 250th Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade on March 17, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

A parade goer displays his button collec

A parade goer displays his button collection during the 250th New York City St Patrick's Day Parade on March 17, 2011. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)

People dance during a St. Patrick's Day

People dance during a St. Patrick's Day parade in central Moscow on March 20, 2011. AFP PHOTO / ANDREY SMIRNOV (Photo credit should read ANDREY SMIRNOV/AFP/Getty Images)

Los Angeles Dodgers v Arizona Diamondbacks

GLENDALE, AZ - MARCH 17: Matt Kemp #27 and Andre Eithier #16 of the Los Angeles Dodgers wearing a green jersey in celebration of St. Patrick's Day high five after Kemp hit a two run home run against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the spring training baseball game on March 17, 2011 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Phoenix Coyotes v Edmonton Oilers

EDMONTON, CANADA - MARCH 17: An Edmonton Oiler Octane cheer girl dons a St. Patricks Day hat as a Phoenix Coyote fan walks by at Rexall Place March 17, 2011 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Dale MacMillan/Getty Images)

Los Angeles Dodgers v Arizona Diamondbacks

PHOENIX, AZ - MARCH 17: Justin Quinn, from Goodyear, Arizona, wearing a Leprechaun's uniform in celebration of St. Patrick's Day follows the action between the Chicago White Sox and the Milwaukee Brewers during the spring training game at Maryvale Baseball Park on March 17, 2011 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

St Patrick's Day revelers walk along a s

St Patrick's Day revelers walk along a street after watching St Patrick's Day parade on Fifth Avenue in New York, March 17, 2011. AFP PHOTO/Emmanuel Dunand (Photo credit should read EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)

A marching band parades by St Patrick Ca

A marching band parades by St Patrick Cathedral during St Patrick's Day parade on Fifth Avenue in New York, March 17, 2011. AFP PHOTO/Emmanuel Dunand (Photo credit should read EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)

An girl with her face painted with the I

An girl with her face painted with the Irish flag is pictured during St Patricks Day festivities in Dublin, Ireland, on March 17, 2011. More than 100 parades are being held across Ireland to mark St Patrick's Day, with up to 650,000 spectators expected to attend the parade in Dublin. AFP PHOTO/Peter Muhly (Photo credit should read PETER MUHLY/AFP/Getty Images)

The London Eye (L) is lit up in the colo

The London Eye (L) is lit up in the colour green in celebration of St Patrick's Day, in central London, on March 17, 2011. Meanwhile half a million revellers thronged Dublin, Ireland for the main St Patrick's Day parade on Thursday in a bid to banish their austerity gloom as US President Barack Obama announced he would visit Ireland in May. AFP PHOTO/CARL COURT (Photo credit should read CARL COURT/AFP/Getty Images)

A man promotes an Irish betting company

A man promotes an Irish betting company on St Patricks Day ahead of the first race on the third day of the Cheltenham Festival, in Gloucestershire, central England, on March 17, 2011. The Cheltenham Festival, jump racing's annual Olympics spread over four glittering days of top quality National Hunt action, started on Tuesday. AFP PHOTO/Leon Neal (Photo credit should read LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images)

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Two young women with shamrocks painted on their faces pose during St. Patrick's Day celebrations in Buenos Aires on March 17, 2011. AFP PHOTO/ Alejandro PAGNI (Photo credit should read ALEJANDRO PAGNI/AFP/Getty Images)

A police officer gets into the spirit of

A police officer gets into the spirit of St Patrick's Day ahead of the first race on the third day of the Cheltenham Festival, in Gloucestershire, central England, on March 17, 2011. The Cheltenham Festival, jump racing's annual Olympics spread over four glittering days of top quality National Hunt action, started on Tuesday. AFP PHOTO/Leon Neal (Photo credit should read LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images)

Young revellers bearing the colors of Ir

Young revellers bearing the colors of Ireland pose during the St Patrick's Day parade in central London on March 13, 2011. The holiday on March 17 marks the anniversary of the death of Ireland's patron saint. AFP PHOTO / CARL COURT (Photo credit should read CARL COURT/AFP/Getty Images)

A girl, wearing a hat shaped as a four-l

A girl, wearing a hat shaped as a four-leaf clover, smiles during the St Patrick's Day parade through central London on March 13, 2011. The holiday on March 17 marks the anniversary of the death of Ireland's patron saint. AFP PHOTO / CARL COURT (Photo credit should read CARL COURT/AFP/Getty Images)

A girl with her face painted with the Ir

A girl with her face painted with the Irish flag is pictured during St Patrick's Day festivities in Dublin, Ireland, on March 17, 2011. Hundreds of thousands of people were expected to attend St Patrick's Day parades throughout debt-ridden Ireland on Thursday with the traditional celebrations a welcome relief from economic austerity measures. AFP PHOTO/PETER MUHLY (Photo credit should read PETER MUHLY/AFP/Getty Images)

A reveller watches the St Patrick's Day

A reveller watches the St Patrick's Day festivities in Dublin, Ireland, on March 17, 2011. Hundreds of thousands of people were expected to attend St Patrick's Day parades throughout debt-ridden Ireland on Thursday with the traditional celebrations a welcome relief from economic austerity measures. AFP PHOTO/PETER MUHLY (Photo credit should read PETER MUHLY/AFP/Getty Images)

Parade goer Dennis O'Mann with his puppe

Parade goer Dennis O'Mann with his puppet during the 250th New York City St Patrick's Day Parade on March 17, 2011. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)

Obama Hosts Irish Prime Minister At White House On St. Patrick's Day

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 17: Green water comes out from the fountain at the South Lawn of the White House March 17, 2011 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Barack Obama was hosting Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny for a St. Patrick's Day celebration. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

A man, bearing the colors of Ireland pos

A man, bearing the colors of Ireland poses during the St Patrick's Day parade through central London on March 13, 2011. The holiday on March 17 marks the anniversary of the death of Ireland's patron saint. AFP PHOTO / CARL COURT (Photo credit should read CARL COURT/AFP/Getty Images)

New York City Hosts Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 17: Revelers kiss during the 250th annual St. Patrick's Day parade March 17, 2011 in New York City. The parade honors the patron saint of Ireland and marched for the first time in the U.S. on March 17, 1762, fourteen years before the Declaration of Independence. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Parade goer Sarah Laverty, age 6 holds a

Parade goer Sarah Laverty, age 6 holds a sign on 5th Avenue during the 250th New York City St Patrick's Day Parade on March 17, 2011. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)

Cheltenham Festival - St Patricks Day

CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 17: Racegoers enjoy St Patricks Day at Cheltenham racecourse on March 17, 2011 in Cheltenham, England (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/ Getty Images)

A spectator gets into the spirit of St P

A spectator gets into the spirit of St Patrick's Day ahead of the first race on the third day of the Cheltenham Festival, in Gloucestershire, central England, on March 17, 2011. The Cheltenham Festival, jump racing's annual Olympics spread over four glittering days of top quality National Hunt action, started on Tuesday. AFP PHOTO/Leon Neal (Photo credit should read LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images)

Charlotte Bobcats v Houston Rockets

HOUSTON, TX - MARCH 16: Clutch the Mascot of the Houston Rockets gets a kiss from a young fan for wearing green in honor of St. Patrick's Day during the game against the Charlotte Bobcats on March 16, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2011 NBAE (Photo by Bill Baptist/NBAE via Getty Images)

A reveller hangs from a lamp post as he

A reveller hangs from a lamp post as he watches a St Patrick's Day parade in Dublin, Ireland, on March 17, 2011. Hundreds of thousands of people were expected to attend St Patrick's Day parades throughout debt-ridden Ireland on Thursday with the traditional celebrations a welcome relief from economic austerity measures. AFP PHOTO/PETER MUHLY (Photo credit should read PETER MUHLY/AFP/Getty Images)