{"id":207920,"date":"2020-01-01T13:08:50","date_gmt":"2020-01-01T13:08:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/day\/april-22\/"},"modified":"2024-01-14T00:29:31","modified_gmt":"2024-01-14T00:29:31","slug":"april-22","status":"publish","type":"otd_day","link":"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/day\/april-22\/","title":{"rendered":"April 22: Facts & Historical Events On This Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Today is Earth Day, a day of education about environmental issues. April 22nd is also celebrated as World Stationery Day and Jelly Bean Day.

Today marks the 112^{th day of the year. We’re slowly getting through the year, but still have days left until the end of the year.}

April 22 was an interesting one throughout history. It’s a day for war, peace, ballet, theft, sports, and so much more.

Did you know that on this day in 1529, Spain and Portugal signed the Treaty of Saragossa? This meant they agreed to each have one half of the world to explore and trade in.

Keep reading for more fun & interesting facts about April 22^{nd in history!\r\n\r\n}

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What memorable events happened on April 22 in history? Keep reading to find out!\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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2024\r\n\r\n
A controversial bill to send asylum seekers to Rwanda was approved by the UK’s parliament.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The bill faced fierce criticism from all sides of the political spectrum, with many claiming it directly breaches international human rights laws.\r\n\r\n
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2016\r\n\r\n
The Paris Agreement was opened for signatures.\r\n\r\n
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The Agreement itself came up for debate during the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in France. It addressed the issue of rising global temperatures due to excessive greenhouse gas emissions, with the aim of curbing Earths’ largest polluter’s emissions significantly. 174 countries, in addition to the entire European Union, signed the agreement on the first day.\r\n\r\n
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1994\r\n\r\n
President Richard Nixon died of a stroke at the age of 81.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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1994\r\n\r\n
Michael Moorer claimed the heavyweight boxing title after smashing Evander Holyfield in Paradise, Nevada, US.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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1981\r\n\r\n
Thieves stole $3.3 million from the First National Bank of Arizona in Tucson.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
It was the largest robbery in US history at the time.\r\n\r\n
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1970\r\n\r\n
Twenty million Americans mobilized to call for greater protections for our planet. This became the world’s first Earth Day.\r\n\r\n
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At the time, 20 million people was equal to 10% of the US population.\r\n\r\n
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1969\r\n\r\n
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston completed the world’s first non-stop, single-handed global circumnavigation.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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1944\r\n\r\n
Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini met in Salzburg, Austria.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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1915\r\n\r\n
The German army used chlorine gas for the first time.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
As expected by German chemists, the gas was highly effective in clearing out enemy trenches, and was used many times throughout the rest of the war.\r\n\r\n
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1884\r\n\r\n
General Laborer Thomas Stevens started his first bicycle trip around the world.\r\n\r\n
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The journey took two years and nine months.\r\n\r\n
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1876\r\n\r\n
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky composed his “Swan Lake” ballet.\r\n\r\n
$OTD in 1876: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky composed his \"Swan Lake\" ballet.$ \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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1864\r\n\r\n
The US Congress passed legislation that allowed the “In God We Trust” inscription on the currency.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The inscription was added to one-cent and two-cent coins. The legislation is known as the Coinage Act of 1864.\r\n\r\n
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1692\r\n\r\n
Edward & Sarah Bishop and seven others were examined by Magistrates in Salem, Massachusetts, for witchcraft.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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1529\r\n\r\n
Spain and Portugal signed the Treaty of Saragossa.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
It extended the line from the Treaty of Tordesillas to fully divide the world in half between the two colonial powers.\r\n\r\n
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1056\r\n\r\n
The final gasps of the Crab Head nebula were observed as it went supernova.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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Famous Births\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Are you celebrating your birthday today? If so, did you know that you share the same birthday as Jeffrey Dean Morgan? See what other famous people were born on this day.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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1990\r\n\r\n