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Other Notable Events for April 22
On this date in history:
In 1500, explorer Pedro Álvares Cabral arrived in South America, claiming what would later be known as Brazil for Portugal.
In 1889, about 20,000 homesteaders massed along the border of the Oklahoma Territory, awaiting the signal to start the Oklahoma land rush.
In 1914, U.S. forces took...Read more
Notable Birthdays for April 22
Those born on this date include:
- Spanish Queen Isabella I, who funded the first voyage of Christopher Columbus to the New World, in 1451
- Pope Alexander VIII in 1610
- British novelist Henry Fielding in 1707
- German philosopher Immanuel Kant in 1724
- Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, leader of Russia's 1917 Communist ...Read more
Astronomy
Today is Monday, April 22, the 113th day of 2024 with 253 to follow.
This is Earth Day.
The moon is waxing. Morning stars are Mars, Saturn and Venus. Evening stars are Jupiter and Uranus.
This Day in History, April 22
On April 22nd, 1914, Babe Ruth pitched his first professional game.
A thought for the day
A thought for the day: The upward course of a nation's history is due in the long run to the soundness of heart of its average men and women. -- Queen Elizabeth II
Other Notable Events for April 21
On this date in history:
In 1509, Henry VIII became king of England after his father, Henry VII, died.
In 1836, with the battle cry Remember the Alamo! Texas forces under Sam Houston defeated the army of Mexican Gen. Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna at San Jacinto, Texas, opening the path to Texas independence.
In ...Read more
Notable Birthdays for April 21
Those born on this date include:
- Russian ruler Catherine II -- Catherine the Great -- in 1729
- German educator Friedrich Froebel, who established the concept of the kindergarten, in 1782
- British novelist Charlotte Bronte in 1816
- naturalist/author John Muir in 1838
- German sociologist Max Weber in 1864
...Read more
Astronomy
Today is Sunday, April 21, the 112th day of 2024 with 254 to follow.
The moon is waxing. Morning stars are Mars, Saturn and Venus. Evening stars are Jupiter and Uranus.
This Day in History, April 21
April 21st, 753 B.C. is the traditional date observed for the founding of Rome.
A thought for the day
A thought for the day: "Gratitude is when memory is stored in the heart and not in the mind -- American musician Lionel Hampton
Other Notable Events for April 20
On this date in history:
In 1871, the U.S. Congress passed the Third Force Act, popularly known as the Ku Klux Klan Act, authorizing President Ulysses S. Grant to declare martial law, impose heavy penalties against terrorist organizations and use military force to suppress the Klan.
In 1902, Marie Curie and Pierre Curie ...Read more
Notable Birthdays for April 20
Those born on this date include:
- Roman Catholic St. Rose of Lima in 1586
- French Emperor Napoleon III in 1808
- sculptor Daniel Chester French in 1850
- German dictator Adolf Hitler in 1889
- silent film comedian Harold Lloyd in 1893
- Spanish surrealist painter Joan Miro in 1893
- musician Lionel...Read more
Astronomy
Today is Saturday, April 20, the 111th day of 2024 with 255 to follow.
The moon is waxing. Morning stars are Mars, Saturn and Venus. Evening stars are Jupiter and Uranus.
This Day in History, April 20
On April 20th, 1972, Apollo 17 landed on the moon.
A thought for the day
A thought for the day: Friendship is love without his wings. -- British poet Lord Byron
Other Notable Events for April 19
On this date in history:
In 1775, the American Revolutionary War began at the Battle of Lexington, Mass. Eight minutemen were killed and 10 injured in an exchange of musket fire with British redcoats.
In 1912, Col. Archibald Gracie, survivor on the ill-fated Titanic, told of being sucked under by the sinking ship before ...Read more
Notable Birthdays for April 19
Those born on this date include:
- Statesman Roger Sherman, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, in 1721
- first lady Lucretia Garfield in 1832
- music patron Augustus Juilliard in 1836
- actor Hugh O'Brian in 1925
- actor Jayne Mansfield in 1933
- actor Dudley Moore in ...Read more
Astronomy
Today is Friday, April 19, the 110th day of 2024 with 256 to follow.
The moon is waxing. Morning stars are Mars, Saturn and Venus. Evening stars are Jupiter and Uranus.
This Day in History, April 19
On April 19th, 1775, the "shot heard 'round the world" was fired, beginning the Revolutionary War.
A thought for the day
A thought for the day: I do not consider it an insult, but rather a compliment to be called an agnostic. I do not pretend to know where many ignorant men are sure -- that is all that agnosticism means. -- American lawyer Clarence Darrow
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