FRIDAY, March 22, 2024

On this day...

1882-Edmunds Act adopted by U.S. to suppress polygamy in the territories

1903-Niagera Falls runs out of water because of a drought

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

1922-British court sentences Mahatma Gandhi to 6 years in prison

1946-Britain signs treaty granting independence to Jordan

1954-First shopping mall opened in Southfield, MI

1960-First patent for lasers, granted to Arthur Schawlow & Charles Townes

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

1972-Congress approves Equal Rights Amendment (never ratified)

1972-Kareem Abdul-Jabbar named NBA MVP

1975-Walt Disney World Shopping Village opens

11979-Israeli parliament approves peace treaty with Egypt

1982-Iran offensive against Iraq

1983-Chaim Herzog elected Israeli president

1988-Congress overrides Reagan's veto of sweeping civil rights bill

1990-The Major League umpires announce that they will boycott exhibition games

1993-Intel introduces Pentium-processor (80586) 64 bits-60 MHz-100+ MIPS

1995-Deputy Governor of Bank of England, Rupert Pennant-Rea, resigns following revelations of his affair with a freelance journalist

1997-Comet Hale-Bopp Closest Approach to Earth (1.315 AU)