On This Day for March 22 - Murder at Jamestown, Yayoi Kusama is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. March 22 FEATURED BIOGRAPHY Yayoi Kusama READ MORE   FEATURED EVENT 1622 Murder at Jamestown READ MORE   Advertisement Advertisement   MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY 2019: Special Counsel Robert Mueller delivered his report on Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election to the attorney general, William Barr ; it stated that "while this report does not conclude that the President [ Donald Trump] committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him." [Take our U.S. political scandals quiz.] 2004: An Israeli missile strike killed Palestinian Islamist leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, cofounder (1987) of the militant Palestinian organization Hamas . 1972: The U.S. Senate approved the Equal Rights Amendment—which stated, "Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex"—but it failed to be ratified by the requisite majority of 38 states before the deadline. [Test your knowledge of U.S. constitutional amendments.] 1948: English composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, whose works such as Evita, Jesus Christ Superstar, and The Phantom of the Opera helped revitalize British and American musical theatre in the late 20th century, was born. [Take our history of theatre quiz.] 1945: The Arab League, a regional organization of Arab states in the Middle East, was organized in Cairo by Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Transjordan (now Jordan), Saudi Arabia, and Yemen. [ Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about the Middle East.] 1908: American author Louis L'Amour, who was best known for highly popular westerns that offered well-researched portrayals of frontier life, was born. [ How much do you know about the stories and the authors of the classics you love?] SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1976 Reese Witherspoon American actress 1931 William Shatner Canadian actor 1948 Andrew Lloyd Webber British composer 1930 Stephen Sondheim American composer and lyricist 1947 James Patterson American author 1869 Emilio Aguinaldo president of Philippines SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY   Advertisement   FOLLOW: To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, click here. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2021 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Privacy Policy • Help