Historical Events on March 22

The Stamp Act

Here are some historical events that took place on March 22:

1622 - Jamestown massacre: Algonquian Indians kill 347 English settlers around Jamestown, Virginia, a third of the colony's population.

1733 - Joseph Priestley, the English theologian, chemist, and author, who discovered oxygen, is born.

1765 - The British Parliament passes the Stamp Act, which imposes the first direct tax on the American colonies, leading to widespread protests and contributing to the onset of the American Revolution.

1829 - The United Kingdom grants freedom of religion to Roman Catholics with the Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829.

1894 - The first Stanley Cup playoff game occurs: Montreal Hockey Club defeats Ottawa Hockey Club, 3-1.

1945 - The Arab League is founded when a charter is adopted in Cairo, Egypt.

1960 - A chartered plane transporting the California Golden Bears football team, which crashes on takeoff from Toledo, Ohio. 22 of the 48 people on board are killed.

1972 - The United States Congress sends the Equal Rights Amendment to the states for ratification.

1993 - The Intel Corporation produces the first Pentium microprocessor.

2017 - A terrorist attack on the United Kingdom's Westminster Bridge in London occurs, where a man drives a car into pedestrians, killing four and injuring many others.

These are just a few events that took place on March 22 throughout history.