Birthday April 22, 1873 Ellen Glasgow, Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, is born
Birthday April 22, 1904 J. Robert Oppenheimer
Birthday April 22, 1937 Jack Nicholson born
History April 22, 1778 John Paul Jones leads American raid on Whitehaven, England
History April 22, 1863 Union raid cuts Mississippi telegraph wires
History April 22, 1886 Seduction is made illegal
History April 22, 1889 The Oklahoma land rush begins
History April 22, 1915 Second Battle of Ypres begins
History April 22, 1915 Germans introduce poison gas
History April 22, 1933 Rolls-Royce co-founder dies
History April 22, 1934 An FBI agent is killed in a gangster raid
History April 22, 1944 Americans launch Operation Persecution in the Pacific
History April 22, 1945 Hitler admits defeat
History April 22, 1954 McCarthy Army hearings begin
History April 22, 1968 South Vietnamese have increased combat capabilities
History April 22, 1972 Antiwar demonstrations held
History April 22, 1978 The Blues Brothers make their world premiere on Saturday Night Live
History April 22, 1992 Sewers explode in Guadalajara
History April 22, 1994 Former President Richard Nixon dies
History April 22, 1997 Fujimori orders assault on Japanese ambassador's home
History April 22, 2004 Pat Tillman killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan
April 22, 1873 Ellen Glasgow, Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, is born
April 22, 1904 J. Robert Oppenheimer
April 22, 1937 Jack Nicholson born
April 22, 1778 John Paul Jones leads American raid on Whitehaven, England
April 22, 1863 Union raid cuts Mississippi telegraph wires
April 22, 1886 Seduction is made illegal
April 22, 1889 The Oklahoma land rush begins
April 22, 1915 Second Battle of Ypres begins
April 22, 1915 Germans introduce poison gas
April 22, 1933 Rolls-Royce co-founder dies
April 22, 1934 An FBI agent is killed in a gangster raid
April 22, 1944 Americans launch Operation Persecution in the Pacific
April 22, 1945 Hitler admits defeat
April 22, 1954 McCarthy Army hearings begin
April 22, 1968 South Vietnamese have increased combat capabilities
April 22, 1972 Antiwar demonstrations held
April 22, 1978 The Blues Brothers make their world premiere on Saturday Night Live
April 22, 1992 Sewers explode in Guadalajara
April 22, 1994 Former President Richard Nixon dies
April 22, 1997 Fujimori orders assault on Japanese ambassador's home
April 22, 2004 Pat Tillman killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan