March 22 is the 81st day of the year 284 days remain until the end of the year.
On this day in 1765 the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act, which placed taxes on various printed papers in the colonies; highly unpopular, the legislation was particularly contentious in America.
1621 – The Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony sign a peace treaty with Massasoit of the Wampanoags.
1622 – Jamestown massacre: Algonquians kill 347 English settlers around Jamestown, Virginia, a third of the colony's population, during the Second Anglo-Powhatan War.
1794 – The Slave Trade Act of 1794 bans the export of slaves from the United States, and prohibits American citizens from outfitting a ship for the purpose of importing slaves.
1894 – The Stanley Cup ice hockey competition is held for the first time, in Montreal, Canada 1906 – The first England vs France rugby union match is played at Parc des Princes in Paris.
1933 – President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs an amendment to the Volstead Act, legalizing the manufacture and sale of '3.2 beer' (3.2% alcohol by weight, approximately 4% alcohol by volume) and light wines.[17]