Historical Events
- In Eisenstadt v. Baird the US Supreme Court rules unmarried people have same right to contraception as married people.
Sports History
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar named NBA MVP
- Musical "The Selling of the President" opens at Shubert Theater, NYC; runs for 5 performances
- Nick Mileti purchases Cleveland Indians for $9 million
Event of Interest
US Congress approves the Equal Rights Amendment (still not ratified)
- Yankees trade Danny Cater to the Red Sox for Sparky Lyle
Famous Birthdays
Elvis Stojko (52 years old)
Canadian figure-skater (World C'ship gold singles 1994, 95, 97; Olympic silver 94, 98), born in Richmond Hill, Ontario
- Pieter Christiaan, Prince of Netherlands, grandson of Queen Juliana, born in Nijmegen, Netherlands
- Shawn Bradley, German American NBA center 7ft 6 in tall (Dallas Mavericks, NJ Nets, Space Jams), born in Landstuhl, West Germany
About March 22, 1972
Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 52 years, 1 month and 6 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Rat
Star Sign: Aries
Music Charts
#1 Song: A Horse With No Name - America
#1 Song: Without You - Nilsson
