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March 22, 2006 ETA terrorist group declares ceasefire against Spain March 22, 1998 18th Golden Raspberry Awards March 22, 1997 "Sunset Boulevard," closes at Minskoff New York City after 977 performances March 22, 1997 Comet Hale-Bopp Closest Approach to Earth (1.315 AU) March 22, 1997 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Lausanne won by Tara Lipinski (USA) March 22, 1996 Cheryl Depew, of Florida, crowned 13th Miss Hawaiian Tropic Intl March 22, 1996 STS 76 (Atlantis 16), launches into orbit March 22, 1995 Deputy Gov of Bank of England, Rupert Pennant-Rea, resigns following revelations of his affair with a freelance journalist March 22, 1994 Dutch Ambassador to U.S. christens a new tulip (the Hillary Clinton) March 22, 1994 Mark Foster swims world record 50m butterfly (23.68 sec) March 22, 1994 South African Government/ANC take power in Ciskei homeland March 22, 1994 Soyuz TM-21 lands March 22, 1993 Intel introduces Pentium-processor (80586) 64 bits-60 MHz-100+ MIPS March 22, 1992 "Private Lives" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 37 performances March 22, 1992 Danielle Ammaccapane wins Standard Register Ping Golf Championship March 22, 1992 England beat South Africa in rain-ruined cricket World Cup semi final March 22, 1992 Joseph A. Molloy elected New York Yankee general partner March 22, 1992 Record producer Lou Adler weds Paige Hannah (Daryl's sister) March 22, 1992 US Air New York to Cleveland crashes on take off at LaGuardia, 27 die March 22, 1991 Law enforcement officers raid fraternities at University of Virginia seizing drugs March 22, 1991 New York Daily News begins using motto "Forward with NY" March 22, 1991 Pamela Smart (HS teacher) found guilty in NH of manipulating her student-lover to kill her husband March 22, 1990 "Grapes of Wrath" opens at Cort Theater New York City for 188 performances March 22, 1990 "Les Miserables," opens at Shunert Theatre, Boston March 22, 1990 Anchorage jury finds Capt Hazelwood innocent of Valdez oil spill March 22, 1990 The ML umpires announce that they will boycott exhibition games March 22, 1989 Pete Rozelle announces retirement as NFL commissioner after 29 years March 22, 1989 U.S. Supreme Court upholds 1 person 1 vote rule of New York City Board of Estimate March 22, 1988 Congress overrides Reagan's veto of sweeping civil rights bill March 22, 1988 WA beat Queensland by 5 wkts to win the Sheffield Shield Final March 22, 1987 Betsy King wins LPGA Circle K Tucson Golf Open March 22, 1986 Ehrig skates ladies world record 5 km (7:20.99) March 22, 1986 HBO launches boxing's heavyweight-title-unification-tournament March 22, 1986 Heart's "These Dreams," single goes #1 March 22, 1986 Ice Pairs Championship at Geneva won by Gordeeva and Grinkov (URS) March 22, 1986 Kania skates ladies world record 1500m (1:59.30) March 22, 1986 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Geneva won by Debi Thomas (USA) March 22, 1986 Trevor Berbick beats Pinklon Thomas in 15 for heavyweight boxing title March 22, 1985 NASA launches Intelsat VA March 22, 1984 Islander Bryan Trottier ties NHL rec scores 5 seconds into game March 22, 1983 Chaim Herzog elected Israeli president March 22, 1982 3rd Space Shuttle Mission-Columbia 3 launched March 22, 1982 Iran offensive against Iraq March 22, 1981 1st class postage raised to 18 cents from 15 cents March 22, 1981 Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA Desert Inn Pro-Am Golf Tournament March 22, 1981 Soyuz 39 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Mongolian) to Salyut 6 March 22, 1981 Toshihiko Seko runs world record 25k (1:13:55.8)/30k (1:29:18.8) March 22, 1979 Israeli parliament approves peace treaty with Egypt March 22, 1979 NHL votes to accept 4 WHA teams (Oilers, Jets, Nordiques and Whalers) March 22, 1978 France performs nuclear test March 22, 1978 Robert Frost Plaza, at California, Drumm and Market, SF, dedicated March 22, 1978 Rutle's "All You Need is Cash" is show on NBC-TV March 22, 1977 Dutch Den Uyl government falls March 22, 1977 Indira Gandhi resigns as Prime Minister of India March 22, 1977 Uyl government falls March 22, 1975 "Dinge-competed" wins Eurovisie Song festival March 22, 1975 "Dr. Jazz" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 5 performances March 22, 1975 "Letter for Queen Victoria" opens at ANTA Theater New York City for 18 performances March 22, 1975 Delta State beats Immaculata for the women's AIAW championship March 22, 1975 Teach-In wins Eurovision Song Festival with "Dinge-Dong" March 22, 1975 Walt Disney World Shopping Village opens March 22, 1972 "Selling of the President" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 5 performances March 22, 1972 Congress approves Equal Rights Amendment (never ratified) March 22, 1972 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar named NBA MVP March 22, 1972 Nick Mileti purchases Cleveland Indians for $9 million March 22, 1972 Yankees trade Danny Cater to the Red Sox for Sparky Lyle March 22, 1971 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. March 22, 1970 "Blood Red Roses" opens and closes at John Golden Theater New York City March 22, 1970 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic March 22, 1969 "Billy" opens and closes at Billy Rose Theater New York City after 1 performance March 22, 1969 "Come Summer" closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City after 7 performances March 22, 1969 31st NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Purdue 92-72 UCLA wins its 5th national championship in 6 years March 22, 1968 Jarmila Novotna resigns presidency of Czechoslovakia March 22, 1968 Lynda Johnson ordered off San Francisco cable car for eating an ice cream cone March 22, 1968 Student riot in Nanterre near Paris March 22, 1967 Muhammad Ali KOs Zora Folley in 7 for heavyweight boxing title March 22, 1965 D Senanayake wins general elections in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) March 22, 1965 U.S. confirms its troops used chemical warfare against the Vietcong March 22, 1964 Barbra Streisand appears on the cover of New York Times Magazine section March 22, 1964 Carol Mann wins LPGA Women's Western Golf Open Invitational March 22, 1963 Beatles release 1st album, "Please Please Me" March 22, 1963 British Min of War John Profumo denies having sex with Christine Keeler March 22, 1963 Oregon State's Terry Baker becomes 1st and only Heisman Trophy winner March 22, 1962 "I Can Get It For You Wholesale" opens at Shubert New York City for 300 performances March 22, 1960 1st patent for lasers, granted to Arthur Schawlow and Charles Townes March 22, 1959 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Nehi Golf Tournament March 22, 1958 20th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Seattle 84-72 March 22, 1958 Faisal succeeds Saudi as king of Saudi-Arabia March 22, 1958 Liz Taylor's 3rd divorce (Mike Todd) March 22, 1958 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. March 22, 1957 Republic of India adopts Saka calendar along with Gregorian March 22, 1956 "Mr Wonderful" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 383 performances March 22, 1956 Death penalty against KPM-director Leon Jungschlaeger March 22, 1956 Musical "Mr Wonderful" with Sammy Davis, Jr. premieres in New York City March 22, 1954 1st shopping mall opened in Southfield, Michigan March 22, 1953 Antonin Zapotocky chosen as president of Czechoslovakia March 22, 1953 Louise Suggs wins LPGA Betsy Rawls Golf Open March 22, 1952 Dutch DC-6 crashes near Frankfurt, killing 44 March 22, 1947 President Truman signs executive order calling for loyalty March 22, 1946 1st U.S. rocket to leave the Earth's atmosphere (50 miles up) March 22, 1946 Britain signs treaty granting independence to Jordan March 22, 1945 Arab League forms with adoption of a charter in Cairo Egypt March 22, 1945 U.S. 3rd Army crosses Rhine at Nierstein March 22, 1944 600+ 8th Air Force bombers attack Berlin March 22, 1943 Dutch work week extended to 54 hour March 22, 1943 Obligatory work for woman ends in Belgium March 22, 1943 SS police chief Rauter threatens to kill half Jewish children March 22, 1942 Heavy German assault on Malta March 22, 1941 Grand Coulee Dam in Washington goes into operation March 22, 1939 Lithuania state, forced to give Memel territory to Germany March 22, 1935 Blood tests authorized as evidence in court cases (New York) March 22, 1934 1st Masters golf championship began in Augusta, Georgia March 22, 1934 Fire destroys Hakodate Japan (kills 1,500, injures 1,000) March 22, 1933 Franklin D. Roosevelt makes wine and beer with up to 3.2% alcohol legal March 22, 1929 66 horses run in Irish Grand National Sweepstakes March 22, 1929 KIT-AM in Yakima WA begins radio transmissions March 22, 1929 USCG vessel sank Canadian schooner suspected of carrying liquor March 22, 1928 Noel Coward's musical "This Year of Grace," premieres in London March 22, 1927 Federico Garcia Lorca's "El Maleficio," premieres in Madrid March 22, 1922 British court sentences Mahatma Gandhi to 6 years in prison March 22, 1914 World's 1st airline, St. Petersburg Tampa Airboat Line, begins March 22, 1903 New York Highlanders (Yankees) tickets 1st go on sale March 22, 1903 Niagera Falls runs out of water because of a drought March 22, 1896 Charilaos Vasilakos wins 1st marathon (3:18) March 22, 1895 Auguste and Louis Lumiere show their 1st movie to an invited audience March 22, 1894 Stanley Cup: Mont AAA beat Ottawa Generals, 3-1 (1st Cup game ever) March 22, 1888 English Football League established March 22, 1882 Edmunds Act adopted by U.S. to suppress polygamy in the territories March 22, 1874 Young Men's Hebrew Association organizes in New York City March 22, 1873 Slavery is abolished in Puerto Rico March 22, 1872 Illinois becomes 1st state to require sexual equality in employment March 22, 1871 William Holden of North Carolina becomes 1st governor removed by impeachment March 22, 1865 Raid at Wilson's: Chickaswas, Alabama to Macon, Georgia March 22, 1862 San Marino and Italy conclude treaty of friendship and cooperation March 22, 1861 1st U.S. nursing school chartered March 22, 1841 Cornstarch patented (Orlando Jones) March 22, 1822 Gioacchino Rossini marries Isabella Colbran in Bologna March 22, 1822 New York Horticultural Society founded March 22, 1794 Congress bans U.S. vessels from supplying slaves to other countries March 22, 1790 Thomas Jefferson becomes the 1st U.S. Secretary of State March 22, 1778 Capt Cook sights Cape Flattery, in Washington state March 22, 1775 Edmund Burke presents his 13 articles to the English parliament March 22, 1765 Stamp Act passed; 1st direct British tax on colonists March 22, 1733 Joseph Priestly invents carbonated water (seltzer) March 22, 1692 Emperor Leopold I names duke Earnest August of Braunschweig, king March 22, 1680 Parliament of Breisach accept French sovereignty over Elzas March 22, 1638 Religious dissident Anne Hutchinson expelled from Mass Bay Colony March 22, 1630 1st colonial legislation prohibiting gambling enacted (Boston) March 22, 1622 1st Indian (Powhattan) massacre of whites Jamestown, Virginia; 347 slain March 22, 1621 Hugo de Grote escapes in bookcase from Loevenstein castle, Netherlands March 22, 1594 French King Henri IV festival in Paris March 22, 1556 Cardinal Reginald Pole becomes archbishop of Canterbury March 22, 1457 Gutenberg Bible became the 1st printed book March 22, 1349 Townspeople of Fulda Germany massacre Jews (blamed for black death) March 22, 752 Stephen II elected Catholic Pope (or 23rd) |