History for April 22

History for April 22 - On-This-Day.com:
Nikolai Lenin (Vladimir Ilyich Lenin) 1870 - Russian premier (1917-1924), J. Robert Oppenheimer 1904 - Physicist, designed and built the first atomic bomb, Eddie Albert (Edward Albert Heimberger) 1908 - Actor ("Green Acres")


Glen Campbell 1936 - Singer, actor, Jack Nicholson (John Joseph) 1937 - Actor ("The Shining", "Batman", "The Witches of Eastwicke", "A Few Good Men"), John Waters 1946 - Director


1509 - Henry VIII ascended to the throne of England upon the death of his father Henry VII.


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.


1952 - An atomic test conducted in Nevada was the first nuclear explosion shown on live network television.


1970 - The first "Earth Day" was observed by millions of Americans.


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.


2010 - The Boeing X-37 began its first orbital mission. It successfully returned to Earth on December 3, 2010.