MARCH 22 | Birthdays and Events

Notable Birthdays for March 22

Joseph Saxton (1799-1873) - The first photographer to use the daguerreotype process for developing photos in the U.S.

David Swinson Maynard (1808-1873) - One of the primary founders of Seattle, WA.

Thomas Crawford (1814-1857) - Sculptor who designed the Statue of Freedom at the U.S. Capitol dome.

Braxton Bragg (1817-1876) - General for the Confederate Army.

William Henry Chase Whiting (1824-1865) - Major General for the Confederate Army.

Louis L'Amour (1908-1988) - Western novelist and short story writer.

Karl Malden (1912-2009) - Actor who played Mitch in A Streetcar Named Desire.

Stewart Stern (1922-2015) - Screenwriter who wrote A Rebel Without A Cause (starring James Dean).

Al Neuharth (1924-2013) - Founder of the USA Today newspaper.

Bill Wendell (1924-1999) - Television TV announcer most remembered for on both the Late Night With David Letterman and the Late Show With David Letterman.

Pat Robertson (1930-2023) - Founder of the CBN (Christian Broadcasting Network).

Kenneth Rogoff (1953-Still Living) - Chess grandmaster.

Stephanie Mills (1957-Still Living) - Actress who played Dorothy in the Broadway musical The Wiz.

Reese Witherspoon (1976-Still Living) - Sweet Home Alabama actress.

Memorable Events for March 21

1631 - The Massachusetts Bay Colony outlaws the possession of gambling paraphernalia (cards, dice, and gaming tables).

1638 - Anne Hutchinson is expelled from Massachusetts Bay Colony for causing conflict on her differing religious view of the times.

1765 - The Stamp Act is passed on American colonies.

1778 - Captain James Cook sees WA state for the first time.

1790 - Thomas Jefferson becomes the first Secretary of State.

1794 - The Slave Trade Act of 1794 is passed to ban the export of slaves and import of slaves into the U.S.

1822 - The NY Horticultural Society is founded.

1841 - Orlando Jones receives a patent for his method for alkali starch extraction , which was later applied to corn to make cornstarch.

1861 - The first nursing school is chartered in the U.S.

1874 - The Young Men's Hebrew Association is organized in NY City.

1933 - President Roosevelt signs the Cullen–Harrison Act (Amendment to the Volstead Act) to legalize the manufacture and sale of of beer containing 3.2% alcohol (by volume) and light wines.

1941 - James Stewart becomes the first major movie star to be inducted into the Army.

1944 - James Stewart flies leads the 2nd Bomb Wing in an attack on Berlin, making the flight his 12the combat mission.

1960 - Arthur Schawlow and Charles Townes receive the first patent for a laser.

1972 - Congress approves the Equal Rights Amendment but sends it to the states for ratification.