What Happened on March 22?

March 22 is World Water Day — and it's also when hockey's famous Stanley Cup was played for the very first time, way back in 1894!

1894 — The Stanley Cup is competed for for the first time

Montreal teams battled in ice hockey's brand-new championship — the beginning of the oldest trophy competition in North American pro sports. Read the full story →
1960 — First patent granted for the laser

Physicists Charles Townes and Arthur Schawlow received the pioneering patent for light amplification — technology that now scans groceries, performs eye surgery, and streams the internet. Read the full story →
1963 — The Beatles release their debut album Please Please Me

Recorded mostly in one marathon 10-hour session, four Liverpool lads' first LP launched Beatlemania and rewrote what pop albums could be. Read the full story →

Famous birthdays

Andrew Lloyd Webber (1948) · William Shatner (1931) · Reese Witherspoon (1976) · Anthony van Dyck (1599–1641)

World Water Day