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Historical Events on March 22

  • Ferdinand II of Aragon

    1508

    Ferdinand II of Aragon commissions Amerigo Vespucci chief navigator of the Spanish Empire.

  • Anne Hutchinson

    1638

    Anne Hutchinson is expelled from Massachusetts Bay Colony for religious dissent.

  • North Carolina

    1871

    In North Carolina, William Woods Holden becomes the first governor of a U.S. state to be removed from office by impeachment.

  • Illinois

    1872

    Illinois becomes the first state to require gender equality in employment.

  • World War II

    1939

    World War II: Germany takes Memel from Lithuania.

  • Royal Navy

    1942

    World War II: In the Mediterranean Sea, the Royal Navy confronts Italy's Regia Marina in the Second Battle of Sirte.

  • Equal Rights Amendment

    1972

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

  • NASA

    1982

    NASA's Space Shuttle Columbia is launched from the Kennedy Space Center on its third mission, STS-3.

  • Intel Corporation

    1993

    The Intel Corporation ships the first Pentium chips (80586), featuring a 60 MHz clock speed, 100+ MIPS, and a 64 bit data path.

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