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Good morning — it’s Sunday, March 22. Today we're taking a look at the Stamp Act, the Emerald Buddha, the first Stanley Cup, the first Nazi camp, the first Masters golf championship, the Beatles' debut album, Hulu’s launch, and much more — all quick and easy to digest.
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🚀 Time Machine
-1765
The Stamp Act, the first direct British tax on American colonists, was passed by British Parliament.
-1784
The Emerald Buddha was moved with great ceremony to Wat Phra Kaew, Thailand.
-1832
The British Parliament passed the Reform Act, which overhauled England and Wales' electoral system, increasing the electorate from about 500,000 to 813,000
-1894
Lord Stanley’s Cup was first played for in Montreal, Canada.
-1933
First Nazi concentration camp, Dachau, opens for political prisoners.
-1933
President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Beer and Wine Revenue Act, imposing a federal tax on alcoholic beverages and allowing states to regulate sales.
-1934
The first Masters golf championship begins in Augusta, Georgia.
-1945
Representatives from Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Transjordan, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Yemen meet in Cairo to form the Arab League.
-1954
Northland Center, the world's largest shopping mall at the time, opened in Oak Park, Michigan.
-1963
The Beatles released their first album, "Please Please Me".
-1972
The US Supreme Court ruled that unmarried people are entitled to contraception just like married people.
-1972
The Equal Rights Amendment was approved by the US Senate and sent to the states for ratification.
-2007
Two entertainment giants—News Corporation and NBC Universal—announce a high-stakes internet venture, Hulu.
-2018
President Donald Trump imposes $60 billion in tariffs on Chinese imports.
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📸 Snapshot
"99 Cent" by Andreas Gursky is still the most expensive contemporary photo, 1999
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