Tuesday, April 22, 2025

History for April 22

History for April 22 - On-This-Day.com 
Nikolai Lenin (Vladimir Ilyich Lenin) 1870 - Russian premier (1917-1924)
  • 1509 - Henry VIII ascended to the throne of England upon the death of his father Henry VII.
  • 1792 - U.S. President George Washington proclaimed American neutrality in the war in Europe.
  • 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.
  • 1970 - The first "Earth Day" (Lenin smiles) was observed by millions of Americans.
  • 1987 - The American Physical Society ("experts") said that the "Star Wars" missile system was "highly questionable" and would take ten years to research.
  • 2000 - Elian Gonzalez was reunited with his father in communist Cuba. He had to be taken from his Miami relatives by U.S. agents in a predawn raid.

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