History for March 22

History for March 22 - On-This-Day.com

Louis L'Amour 1908 - Author

• 1457 - Gutenberg Bible became the first printed book.
• 1622 - Indians attacked a group of colonist in the James River area of Virginia. 347 residents were killed.
• 1733 - Joseph Priestly invented carbonated water (seltzer).
• 1765 - The Stamp Act was passed. It was the first direct British tax on the American colonists. It was repealed on March 17, 1766.
• 1935 - In New York, blood tests were authorized as evidence in court cases.
• 1935 - Persia was renamed Iran.
• 1954 - The first shopping mall opened in Southfield, Michigan.
• 1960 - A.L. Schawlow & C.H. Townes obtained a patent for the laser. It was the first patent for any laser.