WHAT HAPPENED ON 22. MARCH
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World War II: Germany takes Memel from Lithuania. (22. March 1939)

World War II: In the Mediterranean Sea, the Royal Navy confronts Italy's Regia Marina in the Second Battle of Sirte. (22. March 1942)

World War II: the entire population of Khatyn in Belarus is burnt alive by German occupation forces. (22. March 1943)

The Arab League is founded when a charter is adopted in Cairo, Egypt. (22. March 1945)

Closed since 1939, the London bullion market reopens. (22. March 1954)

Arthur Leonard Schawlow and Charles Hard Townes receive the first patent for a laser (22. March 1960)

The Beatles' first album, Please Please Me, is released in the United Kingdom. (22. March 1963)

The United States Congress sends the Equal Rights Amendment to the states for ratification. (22. March 1972)

In Eisenstadt v. Baird, the United States Supreme Court decides that unmarried persons have the right to possess contraceptives. (22. March 1972)

A fire at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant in Decatur, Alabama causes a dangerous reduction in cooling water levels. (22. March 1975)

Karl Wallenda of The Flying Wallendas dies after falling off a tight-rope between two hotels in San Juan, Puerto Rico. (22. March 1978)

NASA's Space Shuttle Columbia, is launched from the Kennedy Space Center on its third mission, STS-3. (22. March 1982)

Teachers at the McMartin preschool in Manhattan Beach, California are charged with satanic ritual abuse of the children in the school. The charges are later dropped as completely unfounded. (22. March 1984)

Clint Malarchuk of the Buffalo Sabres suffers a near-fatal injury when another player accidentally slits his throat. (22. March 1989)

USAir Flight 405 crashes shortly after takeoff from New York City's LaGuardia Airport, leading to a number of studies into the effect that ice has on aircraft. (22. March 1992)

Fall of communism in Albania: The Democratic Party of Albania wins a decisive majority in the parliamentary election. (22. March 1992)

The Intel Corporation ships the first Pentium chips (80586), featuring a 60 MHz clock speed, 100+ MIPS, and a 64 bit data path. (22. March 1993)

Cosmonaut Valeriy Polyakov returns to earth after setting a record of 438 days in space. (22. March 1995)

Tara Lipinski, age 14 years and 10 months, becomes the youngest champion women's World Figure Skating Champion. (22. March 1997)

The Comet Hale-Bopp has its closest approach to Earth. (22. March 1997)