1. On March 22, 1765, North Carolina became the first colony to take official action against the Stamp Act, which was passed by the British Parliament to impose a tax on printed materials. The North Carolina Assembly passed a resolution declaring that the Stamp Act was illegal and unconstitutional.

2. In 1865, on March 22, Confederate General William T. Sherman arrived in Goldsboro, North Carolina, during his march to the sea. This marked the end of the Carolinas Campaign and a major victory for the Union Army.

3. On March 22, 1905, the first forestry school in the United States was established at Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina. The school was founded by George Vanderbilt and was the precursor to the School of Forestry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

4. In 1960, on March 22, a sit-in protest against segregation at a Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, began. The protest lasted for six months, spread to other cities, and became a key moment in the civil rights movement.

5. On March 22, 1997, a tornado outbreak occurred in western North Carolina, causing extensive damage and killing 11 people. The tornadoes also caused millions of dollars in property damage and led to a state of emergency being declared in several counties.