04-22-2005, 05:12 AM
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April 22nd
1724 ~ Birthday of Immanuel Kant, Philosopher.
1870 ~ Birthday of Vladimir Lenin, Russian revolutionary.
1899 ~ Birthday of Vladimir Nabokov, Writer.
1904 ~ Birthday of Robert Oppenheimer, American physicist.
1943 ~ Albert Hofmann wrote his first report about the hallucinogenic properties of LSD.
1970 ~ First Earth Day celebrated.
1984 ~ Death of Ansel Adams, Photographer.
1996 ~ Death of Erma Bombeck, Humorist & Writer.
1997 ~ A 126-day hostage crisis at the residence of the Japanese ambassador in Lima, Peru came to an abrupt conclusion after commandos stormed and captured the building, rescuing 71 hostages. One hostage died of a heart attack, two soldiers were killed, and interestingly, all 14 rebels died.
2000 ~ In a morning raid, federal agents seize six-year-old Elián González from his relatives' home in Miami, Florida, and fly him to his Cuban father in Washington, DC, ending what has to have been one of the most publicized custody battles in US history.
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