March 22

Monday 22, 1965:

Bob Dylan "goes electric," releasing his first album featuring electric instruments, Bringing It All Back Home.

Thursday 22, 1945:

The Arab League is founded when a charter is adopted in Cairo, Egypt.

Friday 22, 1765:

The British Parliament passes the Stamp Act, the first direct tax levied from England on the American colonies.

Tuesday 22, 1622:

Jamestown massacre: Algonquian Indians kill 347 English settlers around Jamestown, Virginia, a third of the colony's population.

Monday 22, 1621:

The Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony sign a peace treaty with Massasoit of the Wampanoags.

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