TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 2011

Today is Tuesday, March 22, the 81st day of 2011. There are 284 days left in the year.

1457 ― Gutenberg Bible became the first printed book

1622 ― First Indian (Powhattan) massacre of whites, Jamestown, Va.; 347 slain

1872 ― Illinois becomes first state to require sexual equality in employment

1896 ― Charilaos Vasilakos wins first marathon (3:18)

1903 ― Niagara Falls runs out of water because of a drought

1914 ― World's first airline, St. Petersburg Tampa Airboat Line, begins

1935 ― Blood tests authorized as evidence in court cases (New York City)

1946 ― First U.S. rocket to leave the Earth's atmosphere (50 miles up)

1965 ― U.S. confirms its troops used chemical warfare against the Vietcong

1968 ― Lynda Johnson ordered off San Francisco cable car for eating an ice cream cone