March 22: What Happened on This Day in History (High_school Level)?

(Page last edited 10/12/2017)

1. 1621 - The Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony sign a peace treaty with Massasoit of the Wampanoags.
2. 1765 - The British Parliament passes the Stamp Act that introduces a tax to be levied directly on its American colonies.
3. 1784 - The Emerald Buddha is moved with great ceremony to its current location in Wat Phra Kaew, Thailand.
4. 1829 - In the London Protocol, the three protecting powers (United Kingdom, France and Russia) establish the borders of Greece.
5. 1916 - The last Emperor of China, Yuan Shikai, abdicates the throne and the Republic of China is restored.
6. 1945 - The Arab League is founded when a charter is adopted in Cairo, Egypt.
7. 1960 - Arthur Leonard Schawlow and Charles Hard Townes receive the first patent for a laser
8. 1972 - The United States Congress sends the Equal Rights Amendment to the states for ratification.
9. 1993 - The Intel Corporation ships the first Pentium chips (80586), featuring a 60 MHz clock speed, 100+ MIPS, and a 64 bit data path.
10. 1997 - The Comet Hale-Bopp has its closest approach to Earth.
11. Famous Birthdays: Anthony van Dyck (Flemish painter), Thomas Crawford (American sculptor, designed the Statue of Freedom), Robert Andrews Millikan (American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate), Greta Kempton (American painter), Burton Richter (American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate)

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