Today in History
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1945 The Arab League is founded
The organization was founded to promote political, economic, and cultural collaboration amongst its
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1960 The laser is patented
Charles Hard Townes and Arthur Leonard Schawlow received the first patent for their device, although
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1963 The Beatles release their first album
Please Please Me, which included the hit single “Love Me Do” is regarded as one of the greatest albu
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1993 The Intel Corporation produces the first Pentium microprocessor
Intel holds about 80% of the world market share in the PC microprocessor business.
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1997 Tara Lipinski becomes the youngest female figure skating world champion
The American athlete won the 1997 World Figure Skating Championships in Lausanne, Switzerland at the
Births On This Day,
March, 22
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1976 Reese Witherspoon
American actress, producer
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1948 Andrew Lloyd Webber
English director, composer
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1936 Ron Carey
American union leader
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1930 Stephen Sondheim
American composer, songwriter
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1923 Marcel Marceau
French mime, actor
Deaths On This Day,
March, 22
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2009 Abismo Negro
Mexican wrestler
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2009 Jade Goody
English nurse, author
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2001 William Hanna
American animator, director, producer, actor, co-founded Hanna-Barbera
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1832 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German writer, scientist
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1820 Stephen Decatur
American navy officer