On this day ( 22. March )

Day 1,949, 01:37 • Published in Japan Japan • by Imre Bertalan

1457: Gutenberg Bible became the first printed book.

1790: Thomas Jefferson became the first U.S. Secretary of State.

1872: Illinois became the first state to require sexual equality in employment.

1902: Great Britain and Persia agreed to link Europe and India by telegraph.

1903: Niagara Falls ran out of water due to a drought.

1907: Russians troops completed the evacuation of Manchuria in the face of advancing Japanese forces.

1915: A German zeppelin made a night raid on Paris railway stations.

1919: The first international airline service was inaugurated on a weekly schedule between Paris and Brussels.

1935: In New York, blood tests were authorized as evidence in court cases.

1935: Persia was renamed Iran.

1946: The first U.S. built rocket to leave the earth's atmosphere reached a height of 50-miles.

1948: "The Voice of Firestone" became the first commercial radio program to be carried simultaneously on both AM and FM radio stations.

1954: The first shopping mall opened in Southfield, Michigan.

1980: People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) was founded by Ingrid Newkirk and Alex Pacheco.

1981: RCA put its Selectra Vision laser disc players on the market.

1982: The Space Shuttle Columbia was launched into orbit on mission STS-3. It was the third orbital flight for the Columbia.

1993: Intel introduced the Pentium-processor (80586) 64 bits-60 MHz-100+ MIPS.