WillDekkard
04-22-2010, 03:15 PM
Hear are some notable events that happened on This Date in History
- April 22nd
Earth Day
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* 1500 – Portuguese navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil.
* 1529 – Treaty of Saragossa divides the eastern hemisphere between Spain and Portugal along a line 297.5 leagues or 17° east of the Moluccas.
* 1809 – The second day of the Battle of Eckmühl sees the Austrian army defeated by the First French Empire army led by Napoleon I of France and driven over the Danube at Regensburg.
* 1836 – Texas Revolution: A day after the Battle of San Jacinto, forces under Texas General Sam Houston capture Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna.
* 1863 – American Civil War: Grierson's Raid begins – troops under Union Army Colonel Benjamin Grierson attack central Mississippi.
* 1864 – The U.S. Congress passes the Coinage Act of 1864 which mandates that the inscription "In God We Trust" be placed on all coins minted as United States currency.
* 1889 – At high noon, thousands rush to claim land in the Land Run of 1889. Within hours the cities of Oklahoma City and Guthrie are formed with populations of at least 10,000.
* 1898 – Spanish-American War: The United States Navy begins a blockade of Cuban ports and the USS Nashville captures a Spanish merchant ship.
* 1912 – Pravda, the "voice" of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, begins publication in Saint Petersburg.
* 1915 – The use of poison gas in World War I escalates when chlorine gas is released as a chemical weapon in the Second Battle of Ypres.
* 1930 – The United Kingdom, Japan and the United States sign the London Naval Treaty regulating submarine warfare and limiting shipbuilding.
* 1944 – World War II: Operation Persecution is initiated – Allied forces land in the Hollandia (currently known as Jayapura) area of New Guinea.
* 1945 – World War II: Prisoners at the Jasenovac concentration camp revolt. 520 are killed and 80 escape.
* 1945 – World War II: Fuehrerbunker: After learning that Soviet forces have taken Eberswalde without a fight, Adolf Hitler admits defeat in his underground bunker and states that suicide is his only recourse.
* 1954 – Red Scare: The Army-McCarthy Hearings begin.
* 1964 – The 1964-1965 New York World's Fair opens for its first season.
* 1969 – British yachtsman Sir Robin Knox-Johnston completes the first solo non-stop circumnavigation of the world.
* 1970 – The first Earth Day is celebrated.
* 1972 – Vietnam War: Increased American bombing in Vietnam prompts anti-war protests in Los Angeles, New York City, and San Francisco.
* 1979 – The Albert Einstein Memorial is unveiled at The National Academy of Sciences in Washington, DC.
* 1983 – The German magazine Der Stern claims that the "Hitler Diaries" had been found in wreckage in East Germany; the diaries are subsequently revealed to be forgeries.
* 1991 – The Social Democratic Party of Albania is founded.
* 1992 – In an explosion in Guadalajara, Mexico, 206 people are killed, nearly 500 injured and 15,000 left homeless.
* 1993 – The Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. is dedicated.
* 1993 – Version 1.0 of the Mosaic web browser is released.
* 1997 – Haouch Khemisti massacre in Algeria – 93 villagers killed.
* 1997 – The Japanese embassy hostage crisis ends in Lima, Peru.
* 1998 – Disney's Animal Kingdom opens at Walt Disney World near Orlando, Florida, United States.
* 2000 – In a pre-dawn raid, federal agents seize six-year-old Elián González from his relatives' home in Miami, Florida.
* 2000 – The Big Number Change takes place in the United Kingdom.
* 2000 – Second Battle of Elephant Pass, Tamil Tigers capture a strategic Sri Lankan Army base and hold it for 8 years.
* 2004 – Two fuel trains collide in Ryongchon, North Korea, killing up to 150 people.
* 2005 – Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi apologized about Japan's war records.
* 2006 – 243 people are injured in pro-democracy protest in Nepal after Nepali security forces open fire on protesters against King Gyanendra.
* 2008 – The United States Air Force retires the remaining F-117 Nighthawk aircraft in service.
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- April 22nd
Earth Day
c/p from Wikipedia
* 1500 – Portuguese navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil.
* 1529 – Treaty of Saragossa divides the eastern hemisphere between Spain and Portugal along a line 297.5 leagues or 17° east of the Moluccas.
* 1809 – The second day of the Battle of Eckmühl sees the Austrian army defeated by the First French Empire army led by Napoleon I of France and driven over the Danube at Regensburg.
* 1836 – Texas Revolution: A day after the Battle of San Jacinto, forces under Texas General Sam Houston capture Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna.
* 1863 – American Civil War: Grierson's Raid begins – troops under Union Army Colonel Benjamin Grierson attack central Mississippi.
* 1864 – The U.S. Congress passes the Coinage Act of 1864 which mandates that the inscription "In God We Trust" be placed on all coins minted as United States currency.
* 1889 – At high noon, thousands rush to claim land in the Land Run of 1889. Within hours the cities of Oklahoma City and Guthrie are formed with populations of at least 10,000.
* 1898 – Spanish-American War: The United States Navy begins a blockade of Cuban ports and the USS Nashville captures a Spanish merchant ship.
* 1912 – Pravda, the "voice" of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, begins publication in Saint Petersburg.
* 1915 – The use of poison gas in World War I escalates when chlorine gas is released as a chemical weapon in the Second Battle of Ypres.
* 1930 – The United Kingdom, Japan and the United States sign the London Naval Treaty regulating submarine warfare and limiting shipbuilding.
* 1944 – World War II: Operation Persecution is initiated – Allied forces land in the Hollandia (currently known as Jayapura) area of New Guinea.
* 1945 – World War II: Prisoners at the Jasenovac concentration camp revolt. 520 are killed and 80 escape.
* 1945 – World War II: Fuehrerbunker: After learning that Soviet forces have taken Eberswalde without a fight, Adolf Hitler admits defeat in his underground bunker and states that suicide is his only recourse.
* 1954 – Red Scare: The Army-McCarthy Hearings begin.
* 1964 – The 1964-1965 New York World's Fair opens for its first season.
* 1969 – British yachtsman Sir Robin Knox-Johnston completes the first solo non-stop circumnavigation of the world.
* 1970 – The first Earth Day is celebrated.
* 1972 – Vietnam War: Increased American bombing in Vietnam prompts anti-war protests in Los Angeles, New York City, and San Francisco.
* 1979 – The Albert Einstein Memorial is unveiled at The National Academy of Sciences in Washington, DC.
* 1983 – The German magazine Der Stern claims that the "Hitler Diaries" had been found in wreckage in East Germany; the diaries are subsequently revealed to be forgeries.
* 1991 – The Social Democratic Party of Albania is founded.
* 1992 – In an explosion in Guadalajara, Mexico, 206 people are killed, nearly 500 injured and 15,000 left homeless.
* 1993 – The Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. is dedicated.
* 1993 – Version 1.0 of the Mosaic web browser is released.
* 1997 – Haouch Khemisti massacre in Algeria – 93 villagers killed.
* 1997 – The Japanese embassy hostage crisis ends in Lima, Peru.
* 1998 – Disney's Animal Kingdom opens at Walt Disney World near Orlando, Florida, United States.
* 2000 – In a pre-dawn raid, federal agents seize six-year-old Elián González from his relatives' home in Miami, Florida.
* 2000 – The Big Number Change takes place in the United Kingdom.
* 2000 – Second Battle of Elephant Pass, Tamil Tigers capture a strategic Sri Lankan Army base and hold it for 8 years.
* 2004 – Two fuel trains collide in Ryongchon, North Korea, killing up to 150 people.
* 2005 – Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi apologized about Japan's war records.
* 2006 – 243 people are injured in pro-democracy protest in Nepal after Nepali security forces open fire on protesters against King Gyanendra.
* 2008 – The United States Air Force retires the remaining F-117 Nighthawk aircraft in service.
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