What Happened on Apr 22

Muhammad (al-Amin) Muttalib born to Abdullah and Amina

On the morning of Monday, April 22, 571 A.D., a grandson was born to Abdul Muttalib, who named him Muhammad (the extolled one). He gave a banquet... Read more

New York Stock Exchange Building Opened

The new building, located at 18 Broad Street, cost $4 million and opened on April 22, 1903. The trading floor, at 109 x 140 feet (33 x 42.5 m), was... Read more

Second Battle of Ypres

Canadian Forces, 30,000 First Brigade, Gen. Mercer Second Brigade, Gen. Currie Third Brigade, Gen. Turner Artillery, Gen. Burstall British... Read more

"Dark Victory" Is Released

Dark Victory is a 1939 American drama film directed by Edmund Goulding. The screenplay by Casey Robinson was based on the unsuccessful 1934 play of... Read more

Allied Forces Begins Exercise Tiger as Rehearsal for the D-Day Invasion of Normandy

In late 1943, as part of the war effort, the British Government evacuated approximately 3000 local residents in the area of Slapton, South Hams... Read more

Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp is Liberated by the Red Army and the Polish 2nd Infantry Division of Ludowe Wojsko Polskie

Soviet forces liberated the Sachsenhausen camp itself on April 22, 1945. They found only about 3,000 ill and weak prisoners in the camp.... Read more

Toronto Maple Leafs win Stanley Cup

The 1945 Stanley Cup Final was a best-of-seven series between the Detroit Red Wings and the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Maple Leafs would win the... Read more

Toronto Maple Leafs win Stanley Cup

The 1962 Stanley Cup Final was contested by the defending champion Chicago Black Hawks and the Toronto Maple Leafs who had last appeared in the... Read more

AT&T Introduces the Picturephone, the First Video Conference System, at the New York World's Fair

The first Picturephone test system, built in 1956, was crude - it transmitted an image only once every two seconds. But by 1964 a complete... Read more

Briton Greville Wynne Exchanged for Russian Konon Molody at West Berlin-East German Border

British businessman Greville Maynard Wynne, who had been imprisoned in the Soviet Union for a year on spying charges, was exchanged for Konon... Read more

First Earth Day

Earth Day was first observed on April 22, 1970, when an estimated 20 million people nationwide attended the inaugural event. Senator Gaylord... Read more

"Apostrophe (')" by Frank Zappa Is Released

Apostrophe (’) is an album by Frank Zappa, his eighteenth, released on April 22, 1974 in both stereo and quadraphonic formats. An edited version of... Read more

Michael Jordan Wins Rookie of the Year

A summary of Jordan's basketball career inevitably fails to do it justice. The 6-6 Brooklyn native attended high school in Wilmington, North... Read more

Guadalajara Gas Explosion

The blast blew open the streets and carved an enormous 9 mile ditch down the middle of Avenida Gante measuring 80 feet wide and 25 feet deep.... Read more

"The Parking Space" - Season 3 Episode 22 of Seinfeld First Airs

"The Parking Space" is the thirty-ninth episode of the sitcom Seinfeld. The episode was the 16th episode of the third season. It aired on April 22,... Read more

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Opens on the National Mall in DC

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) is the United States' living memorial to The Holocaust. Adjacent to the National Mall in... Read more

Richard Nixon Dies

Nixon suffered a severe stroke at 5:45 p.m. EDT on April 18, 1994, while preparing to eat dinner in his Park Ridge, New Jersey home. It was... Read more

Fates Warning releases A Pleasant Shade of Gray

A Pleasant Shade of Gray is a concept album by the progressive metal group Fates Warning, released in 1997. It contains one song divided into... Read more

Pennywise releases Full Circle

Full Circle is the fourth full-length album by the punk band Pennywise. It was released on April 22, 1997 and was digitally remastered on March 8,... Read more

South Park Episode 202 - "Cartman's Mom Is Still a Dirty Slut"

Dr. Mephisto is about to reveal who Eric Cartman's father really is! Glass shatters and gunshots ring out. A mysterious assailant apparently shot... Read more

Earth Day 2000

The time is long overdue to begin constructing energy systems based on indigenous solar, wind, biofuels, and other sustainable sources. In rich... Read more

Andre Nickatina Releases "Conversation with a Devil"

Conversation with a Devil is the eleventh album released by rapper, Andre Nickatina. It was released on April 22, 2003 for Fillmoe Coleman Records... Read more

Madonna Releases American Life

American Life was mostly composed and entirely produced by Madonna and Mirwais Ahmadzaï. The two had previously collaborated together on the studio... Read more

Ryongchon Disaster

Up to 3,000 people have been killed or injured in a huge explosion after two fuel trains collided in North Korea, reports say. The blast... Read more

"Chocolate Rain" Posted to Youtube

"Chocolate Rain" is a song and music video written and performed by Tay Zonday, a singer and songwriter. After being posted on YouTube on April... Read more