Today in history

Today is the 112th day of 2022 and the 34th day of spring.

Today’s history: In 1889, the Oklahoma Land Rush began at high noon as thousands of settlers were allowed into the state to claim land.

n In 1954, live television broadcasting of the U.S. Senate’s Army-McCarthy hearings began.

n In 1970, an estimated 20 million Americans participated in nationwide demonstrations marking the first Earth Day.

nIn 2000, federal agents seized 6-year-old Elian Gonzalez from his relatives’ house in Miami to return him to his father in Cuba.

Today’s fact: The Senate’s Army-McCarthy hearings were the first nationally televised congressional inquiry.

Today’s sports: In 2004, former professional football player Pat Tillman was killed by friendly fire while serving as an Army Ranger in Afghanistan.

Today’s quote: “Act in such a way that you treat humanity, whether in your own person or in the person of any other, never merely as a means to an end, but always at the same time as an end.” -- Immanuel Kant

Today’s number: 8 -- percentage of Oklahoma’s population that is Native American, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Today’s moon: Between full moon (April 16) and last quarter moon (April 23).

Birthdays

Henry Fielding (1707-1754), author/playwright; Immanuel Kant (1724-1804), philosopher; Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924), Soviet leader; J. Robert Oppenheimer (1904-1967), physicist; Bettie Page (1923-2008), model/actress; Aaron Spelling (1923-2006), screenwriter/producer; Glen Campbell (19362017), singer-songwriter; Jack Nicholson (1937- ), actor; John Waters (1946- ), filmmaker; Peter Frampton (1950), singer-songwriter; Jeffrey Dean Morgan (1966- ), actor; Amber Heard (1986- ), actress; Marshawn Lynch (1986- ), football player; Machine Gun Kelly (1990- ), rapper.