Today is
April 22.
Earth Day is observed today, concurrently with
International Mother Earth Day.
Events
1836
Texas Revolution: A day after the
Battle of San Jacinto, forces under Texas General
Sam Houston identify Mexican General
Antonio Lσpez de Santa Anna among the captives of the battle when one of his fellow captives mistakenly gives away his identity.
1864 The U.S. Congress passes the
Coinage Act of 1864 that mandates that the inscription
In God We Trust be placed on all coins minted as United States currency.
1876 The first game in the history of the
National League was played at the Jefferson Street Grounds in Philadelphia. This game is often pointed to as the beginning of
MLB.
1889 At noon, thousands rush to claim land in the
Land Rush of 1889. Within hours the cities of
Oklahoma City and
Guthrie are formed with populations of at least 10,000.
1945 World War II:
Fόhrerbunker: 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.
1970 The first
Earth Day is celebrated.
1977
Optical fiber is first used to carry live telephone traffic.
2000 In a pre-dawn raid, federal agents
seize six-year-old Eliαn Gonzαlez
from his relatives' home in Miami.
2008 The United States Air Force retires the last remaining
F-117 Nighthawk
aircraft in service.
1724 Immanuel Kant, 1870 Vladimir Lenin, 1891 Nicola Sacco (
Sacco and Vanzetti), 1899 Vladimir Nabokov (author
Lolita), 1904 J. Robert Oppenheimer (
"Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds."), 1906 Eddie Albert, 1916 Yehudi Menuhin

, 1922 Charles Mingus

, 1923 Bettie Page (50s pin-up girl), 1923 Aaron Spelling, 1936 Glen Campbell

, 1937 Jack Nicholson, 1939 Jason Miller ('Father Damien' in
The Exorcist), 1944 Steve Fo
$$ett, 1946 John Waters, 1950 Peter Frampton

, 1959 Catherine Mary Stewart, 1959 Ryan Stiles, 1966 Jeffrey Dean Morgan, 1967 Sherri Shepherd, 1972 Willie Robertson (of Duck Dynasty), 1986 Amber Heard
1616 Miguel de Cervantes (author Don Quixote), 1933 Henry Royce (Rolls-Royce), 1978 Will Geer ('Wyatt Earp' in
Winchester '73, 'Bear Claw Chris Lapp' in
Jeremiah Johnson, 'Grandpa Walton' in
The Waltons), 1984 Ansel Adams, 1994 Richard Nixon (37th POTUS), 1996 Erma Bombeck, 2002 Linda Lovelace

, 2004 Jason Dunham, 2004 Pat Tillman, 2013 Richie Havens♪ ♫