Here are some historical events that occurred on March 22 in the United States:
- 1765: The British Parliament passes the Stamp Act, a tax on printed materials that will spark outrage and resistance in the American colonies.
- 1820: The U.S. Congress passes the Missouri Compromise, allowing Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state and Maine as a free state to maintain the balance of power between North and South.
- 1882: The United States adopts the Edmunds Act, which makes polygamy a felony and leads to the prosecution of numerous Mormons in Utah.
- 1933: President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Beer and Wine Revenue Act, legalizing the sale of beer and wine with low alcohol content after the repeal of Prohibition.
- 1963: The Beatles release their first album in the United States, "Introducing The Beatles," which will help launch the British Invasion of American pop music.
- 1972: Congress passes the Equal Rights Amendment, which would guarantee equal legal rights for all citizens regardless of gender, but it will fail to be ratified by enough states to become part of the Constitution.
- 1982: The Equal Rights Amendment falls short of ratification by the deadline, effectively ending its chances of becoming part of the U.S. Constitution.
- 2004: The U.S. government completes the transfer of sovereignty to the new Iraqi interim government, ending the formal occupation that began with the 2003 invasion.
- 2016: President Barack Obama becomes the first sitting U.S. president to visit Cuba in nearly 90 years, signaling a thaw in relations between the two countries.
These are just a few of the many historical events that have occurred on March 22 in the United States.
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