On This Day - March 22nd

Featured Event:

Stamp Act passed (1765) 📄

On this day in 1765 the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act, which placed taxes on various printed papers in the colonies

Other Events:

1934: The Augusta National Golf Club hosted the first Masters Tournament in Augusta, Georgia. ⛳

1963: The Beatles release their 1st album, "Please Please Me" 💿

1977: Indira Gandhi resigns as Prime Minister of India 🇮🇳

2013: American rock band My Chemical Romance announce their break-up 🤝

Holidays:

Bihar Day 🇮🇳 (Bihar)

Emancipation Day 🇵🇷

World Water Day 🌎

Featured Birthdays:

1931: William Shatner 🇨🇦 (Actor)

1948: Andrew Lloyd Webner 🇬🇧 (Composer)

1976: Reese Witherspoon 🇺🇸 (Actress)

1989: J. J. Watt 🇺🇸 (NFL Player)

Featured Deaths:

1758: Jonathan Edwards 🇺🇸 (Theologian)

1832: Johann von Goethe 🇩🇪 (Author)

2001: William Hanna 🇺🇸 (Animator)