At A Glance

7 March 2022 at a glance

Day of the week
7 March 2022 was a Monday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “We Don't Talk About Bruno” by Carolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa,Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatrizand the Encanto cast.
Top Film of 2022
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2022 was Avatar: The Way of Water.
Star sign
The star sign for 7 March is Pisces.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 7 March 2022 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
Birthstone
The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 7 March 2022 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 7 March

  • 1965 Bloody Sunday: A group of 600 civil rights marchers are brutally attacked by state and local police in Selma, Alabama.
  • 1971 Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, political leader of then East Pakistan (present day-Bangladesh), delivers his historic 7th March speech in the Racecourse Field (Now Suhrawardy Udyan) in Dhaka.
  • 1989 Iran and the United Kingdom break diplomatic relations after a fight over Salman Rushdie and his controversial novel, The Satanic Verses.
  • 2007 Reform of the House of Lords: The British House of Commons votes to make the upper chamber, the House of Lords, 100% elected.
  • 2024 Sweden officially joins NATO, becoming its 32nd member.

Famous people born on March 7

  • Bret Easton Ellis, American author and screenwriter (born 1964)
  • Rachel Weisz, English actress (born 1970)
  • Ranulph Fiennes, English soldier and explorer (born 1944)
  • Bryan Cranston, American actor, director, and producer (born 1956)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2022 in the United States

A selection from Wikipedia's '2022 in the United States'. Not a complete list.

  • January 10 – The United States Mint announces they have started shipping the first of the American Women quarters, starting with poet Maya Angelou, the first African American woman to be featured on a U.S. quarter.
  • March 15 – Amid Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine, the Senate passes a resolution condemning President Vladimir Putin as a war criminal.
  • March 27 – The 94th Academy Awards, hosted by Regina Hall, Amy Schumer and Wanda Sykes, are held at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Sian Heder's CODA is awarded Best Picture, along with an additional two awards, including Troy Kotsur for Best Supporting Actor.

Life in the US in 2022

President

Joe Biden

Gas (per gallon)

$3.99

Loaf of Bread

$2.76

Average House

$454,900

Weekly Wage

$1,069

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