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 Today's
highlight in history:
On April 22, 1889, the Oklahoma Land Rush began at noon as thousands of homesteaders staked claims.
On this date:
In 1509, Henry VIII became king of England following the death of his father, Henry the VII.
In 1864, Congress authorized the use of the phrase "In God We Trust" on coins.
In 1938, 45 workers were killed in a coal mine explosion at Keen Mountain in Buchanan County, Va.
In 1944, during World War II, U.S. forces began invading Japanese-held New Guinea with amphibious landings at Hollandia and Aitape.
In 1954, the publicly televised sessions of the Senate Army-McCarthy hearings began.
In 1964, President Johnson opened the New York World's Fair.
In 1970, millions of Americans concerned about the environment observed the first "Earth Day."
In 1983, the West German news magazine Stern announced the discovery of 60 volumes of personal diaries purportedly written by Adolf Hitler. However, the diaries turned out to be a hoax.
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.
In 2000, in a 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.
Ten years ago: A young woman charged along with her high school sweetheart with murdering their newborn at a Delaware motel pleaded guilty to manslaughter. (Amy Grossberg ended up serving nearly two years of a 2 1/2-year sentence; Brian Peterson served 1 1/2 years of a two-year sentence.)
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Five years ago: President Bush announced he would nominate Alan Greenspan for a fifth term as Federal Reserve chairman. Songwriter Felice Bryant, who, with her late husband, Boudleaux, wrote "Bye Bye Love" and other Everly Brothers hits, died in Gatlinburg, Tenn., at age 77.
One year ago: In the first round of the French presidential election, conservative Nicolas Sarkozy and Socialist rival Segolene Royal received enough votes to advance to a runoff, which Sarkozy won.
Today's birthdays: Actor George Cole is 83. Actress Charlotte Rae is 82. Actress Estelle Harris is 76. Singer Glen Campbell is 72. Actor Jack Nicholson is 71. Singer Mel Carter is 65. Country singer Cleve Francis is 63. Movie director John Waters is 62. Singer Peter Frampton is 58. Rock singer-musician Paul Carrack (Mike and the Mechanics; Squeeze) is 57. Actor Joseph Bottoms is 54. Actor Ryan Stiles is 49. Comedian Byron Allen is 47. Actor Chris Makepeace is 44. Rock musician Fletcher Dragge is 42. Actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan is 42. Actress Sheryl Lee is 41. Actress-talk show host Sherri Shepherd is 41. Country singer-musician Heath Wright (Ricochet) is 41. Country singer Kellie Coffey is 37. Actor Eric Mabius is 37. Actor Ingo Rademacher is 37. Rock musician Shavo Odadjian (System of a Down) is 34. Rock singer-musician Daniel Johns (Silverchair) is 29. Actress Michelle Ryan is 24. Actress Amber Heard is 22.
Thought for today: "Always remember others may hate you, but those who hate you don't win unless you hate them. And then you destroy yourself."
-- Richard M. Nixon, 37th president of the United States (1913-1994)
[Associated Press]
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