On this day in 1983, the Pentagon awards a production contract worth more than $1 billion to AM General Corporation to develop 55,000 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV). Nicknamed the Humvee, In 1992, a civilian version of the Humvee, known as the Hummer, went on sale
March 22, 1817, Confederate General Braxton Bragg is born in Warrenton, North Carolina. Bragg commanded the Army of Tennessee for 17 months, leading them to several defeats and losing most of the state of Tennessee to the Yankees.
On March 22, 1972, the Equal Rights Amendment is passed by the U.S. Senate and sent to the states for ratification.
March 22, 1908, Louis L'Amour, the prolific author of scores of bestselling western novels, is born in Jamestown, North Dakota.
Mar 22, 1933, On this day in 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Beer and Wine Revenue Act.
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