22nd April: Today In History

                                         

Today Today is Friday, April 22nd, the 113 day of 2016. There are 253 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:

Events:

1500   Brazil is discovered by Pedro ????lvares Cabral

1970   First Earth Day celebrated.

1978   The Blues Brothers make their first appearance on Saturday Night Live.

1993   The Holocaust Memorial Museum is dedicated in Washington DC

Birthdays:

1870   Vladimir Lenin (Founder of the Soviet Union)

1936   Glen Campbell (Country singer)

1937   Jack Nicholson (Actor)

1950   Peter Frampton (Singer)

1979   Daniel Johns (Singer)