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22 April, 2006
243 people were injured in pro-democracy protest in Nepal after Nepali security forces opened fire on protesters against King Gyanendra.
22 April, 2006
Four Canadian soldiers are killed 75 kilometers north of Kandahar, Afghanistan by a roadside bomb planted by Taliban militants, the worst single day combat loss for the Canadian army since the Korean War.
22 April, 2004
Two fuel trains collide in Ryongchon, North Korea, killing up to 150 people.
22 April, 2000
In a predawn raid, federal agents seize six-year-old Elián González from his relatives home in Miami, Florida.
22 April, 2000
The Big Number Change takes place in the United Kingdom.
22 April, 1998
Disneys Animal Kingdom opens at Walt Disney World near Orlando, Florida, United States.
22 April, 1997
Haouch Khemisti massacre in Algeria; 93 villagers killed.
22 April, 1997
A 126-day hostage crisis at the residence of the Japanese ambassador in Lima, Peru ends after government commandos storm and capture the building, rescuing 71 hostages. One hostage dies of a heart attack, two soldiers are killed from rebel fire, and all 14 rebels are slain.
22 April, 1993
The Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC is dedicated.
22 April, 1993
The web browser Mosaic version 1.0 is released.
22 April, 1992
1992 explosion in Guadalajara, Mexico ; 206 people were killed, nearly 500 injured and 15,000 were left homeless
22 April, 1983
The German magazine, Der Stern claims that Adolf Hitlers diaries were found in a wreckage in East Germany.
22 April, 1972
Vietnam War: Increased American bombing in Vietnam prompts antiwar protests in New York City, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.
22 April, 1970
First Earth Day celebrated.
22 April, 1964
The 1964-1965 New York Worlds Fair opens for its first season.
22 April, 1954
Red Scare: Army-McCarthy Hearings begin.
22 April, 1946
A Brazilian woman gives birth to 10 babies, but it is not known if any are dead or alive.
22 April, 1945
World War II: Prisoners of Jasenovac concentration camp revolted. 520 were killed and 80 escaped.
22 April, 1945
World War II: After learning that Soviet forces have taken Eberswalde without a fight, Adolf Hitler admits defeat in his underground bunker and states that suicide is his only recourse.
22 April, 1944
World War II: Operation Persecution initiated – Allied forces land in the Hollandia (currently known as Jayapura) area of New Guinea.
22 April, 1930
The United Kingdom, Japan and the United States sign the London Naval Treaty regulating submarine warfare and limiting shipbuilding.
22 April, 1915
The use of poison gas in World War I escalates when chlorine gas is released as a chemical weapon in the Second Battle of Ypres.
22 April, 1912
Pravda, the "voice" of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, begins publications in Saint Petersburg.
22 April, 1898
Spanish-American War: The United States Navy begins a blockade of Cuban ports and the USS Nashville captures a Spanish merchant ship.
22 April, 1889
At high noon, thousands rush to claim land in the Land Run of 1889. Within hours the cities of Oklahoma City and Guthrie are formed with populations of at least 10,000.
22 April, 1876
The Boston Red Stockings defeat the Philadelphia Athletics 6-5 in the first National League Baseball game
22 April, 1864
The U.S. Congress passes the Coinage Act which mandates that the inscription "In God We Trust" be placed on all coins minted as United States currency.
22 April, 1863
American Civil War: Griersons Raid begins – troops under Union Colonel Benjamin Grierson attack central Mississippi.
22 April, 1836
Texas Revolution: A day after the Battle of San Jacinto forces under Texas General Sam Houston capture Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna.
22 April, 1529
Treaty of Saragossa divides the eastern hemisphere between Spain and Portugal along a line 297.5 leagues or 17° east of the Moluccas.
22 April, 1509
Henry VIII ascends the throne of England after the death of his father.
22 April, 1500
Portuguese navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil.

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