Saturday, April 22, 2023

History for April 22

History for April 22 - On-This-Day.com
Nikolai Lenin (Vladimir Ilyich Lenin) 1870 - Russian premier (1917-1924)
  • 1864 - The U.S. Congress passed legislation that allowed the inscription "In God We Trust" to be included on one-cent and two-cent coins.
  • 1889 - At noon, the Oklahoma land rush officially started as thousands of Americans raced for new, unclaimed land.
  • 1930 - The U.S., Britain and Japan signed the London Naval Treaty, which regulated submarine warfare and limited shipbuilding.
  • 1976 - Barbara Walters became first female nightly network news anchor.
  • 1987 - The American Physical Society said that the "Star Wars" missile system was "highly questionable" and would take ten years to research.

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