TODAY IN HISTORY

TODAY IS MONDAY, APRIL 22, 2019

It is Earth Day (International observance)

On this day in history: 1500 - Portuguese navigator Pedro Alvares Cabral discovered Brazil.

1509 - Henry VIII ascended to the throne of England upon the death of his father Henry VII.

1529 - Spain and Portugal divided the eastern hemisphere in the Treaty of Saragosa.

1745 - The Peace of Fussen was signed, restoring the status quo of Germany.

1788 - Governor Arthur Phillip sets out to explore Sydney Harbour.

1792 - US. President George Washington proclaimed American neutrality in the war in Europe.

1887 - A cyclone hits near Broome, Western Australia, killing 140.

1915 - At the Second Battle Ypres the Germans became the first country to use poison gas. 1918 - British naval forces attempted to sink block-ships in the German U-boat bases at the Battle of Zeeburgge. 1931 - Egypt signed the treaty of friendship with Iraq. 1944 - During World War II, the Allies launched a major attack against the Japanese in Hollandia, New Guinea. 2002 - Filippino President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo ordered a state of emergency in the city of General Santos in response to a series of bombing attacks the day before. The attacks were blamed on Muslim extremists. 2010 - The Boeing X-37 began its first orbital mission. It successfully returned to Earth on December 3, 2010. Birthdays

Queen Isabella I (Spain) 1451 J. Robert Oppenheimer 1904 - Physicist, designed and built the first atomic bomb

Jack Nicholson (John Joseph) 1937 - Actor

Peter Frampton 1950 Musician (Humble Pie)

Joseph Bottoms 1954 Actor

Ryan Stiles 1959 - Actor Jeffrey Dan Morgan 1966 Actor

Heath Wright 1967 Musician (Ricochet)

Daniel Johns 1979 - Musician (Silverchair)

Amber Heard 1986 - Actress