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From: "Mary" <>
Subject: [FOLKLORE FAMILY] Today in History - April 22nd
Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2001 08:51:24 -0400


Today is Sunday, April 22nd, the 112th day of 2001.
There are 253 days left in the year.

TODAY IS MISSI'S BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY {{{{{{{{MISSI}}}}}}}.

Today's Highlight in History:
On April 22nd, 1970, millions of Americans concerned about the environment
observed the first "Earth Day."

On this date:
In 1451, Queen Isabella the First, who sponsored the voyages of Christopher
Columbus, was born in Madrigal, Spain.

In 1509, Henry the Eighth ascended the throne of England following the death
of his father, Henry the Seventh.

In 1864, Congress authorized the use of the phrase "In God We Trust" on U-S
coins.

In 1889, the Oklahoma Land Rush began at noon as thousands of homesteaders
staked claims.

In 1944, during World War Two, US forces began invading Japanese-held New
Guinea with amphibious landings near Hollandia.

In 1954, the televised Senate Army-McCarthy hearings began.

In 1964, President Johnson opened the New York World's Fair.

In 1990, pro-Iranian kidnappers in Lebanon freed American hostage Robert
Polhill after nearly 39 months of captivity.

In 1993, the US Holocaust Memorial Museum was dedicated in Washington DC to
honor the victims of Nazi extermination.

In 1994, Richard M. Nixon, the 37th president of the United States, died at
a New York hospital four days after suffering a stroke; he was 81.

Ten years ago: Sixty people were killed when a strong earthquake shook Costa
Rica and neighboring Panama, causing millions of dollars' worth of damage.
The White House promised a full accounting of chief of staff John Sununu's
travels as it sought to stem political fallout over reports of his extensive
personal use of military jets.

Five years ago: After eleven days of focusing on Hezbollah guerrillas,
Israeli warplanes turned to a new target in Lebanon, attacking the heavily
fortified base of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.
Homemaker humorist Erma Bombeck died in San Francisco at age 69.

One year ago: In dramatic pre-dawn raid, armed immigration agents seized
Elian Gonzalez from his relatives' home in Miami; Elian was reunited with
his father at Andrews Air Force Base near Washington.
Broadway producer Alexander Cohen died in New York at age 79.

Today's Birthdays:
Actor Eddie Albert is 93.
TV producer Aaron Spelling is 78.
Actor George Cole is 76.
Actress Charlotte Rae is 75.
Singer Glen Campbell is 65.
Actor Jack Nicholson is 64.
Actor-writer Jason Miller is 62.
Singer Mel Carter is 58.
Country singer Cleve Francis is 56.
Movie director John Waters is 55.
Singer Peter Frampton is 51.
Rock singer-musician Paul Carrack (Mike and the Mechanics; Squeeze) is 50.
Actor Joseph Bottoms is 47.
Actor Ryan Stiles is 42.
Comedian Byron Allen is 40.
Actor Chris Makepeace is 37.
Actress Sheryl Lee is 34.
Country singer-musician Heath Wright (Ricochet) is 34.
Actor Ingo Rademacher is 30.
Rock singer-musician Daniel Johns (Silverchair) is 22.



"History is an accumulation of error."

-- Norman Cousins, American editor (1912-1990).



(Copyright 2001 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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