MARCH 22
1962:Barbra Streisand
shoots to theatrical stardom at age 19, as she performs the role of
Miss Marmelstein in I Can Get It for You Wholesale, a musical about New
York's garment district in the 1930s, at the Shubert Theatre in New
York. Streisand would be nominated for a Tony Award for best performance
by a featured actress in a musical.
1956: Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
is convicted of violating Alabama state antiboycott laws, after he had
led a bus boycott in Montgomery to protest segregated public
transportation. He would spend two weeks in jail.
1969: Head coach John Wooden leads the UCLA Bruins to become the first college basketball
team to win three consecutive NCAA championships. The Bruins defeat
Purdue 92-72 on this day to win the third title. The Bruins would
continue winning the title through 1973 for a record seven consecutive
championships.
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