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April 22, 2008

April 22 - Happy Birthday!

Famous people with your birthday
* Aaron Spelling, television producer
* Charles Mingus, musician
* Immanuel Kant, philosopher
* Julius Sterling Morton, Arbor Day founder
* Paul Chambers, jazz bassist
* Robert Oppenheimer, physicist

This day in history
* 1889 - At high noon, thousands rush to claim land in the Land Run of 1889. Within hours the cities of Oklahoma City and Guthrie are formed with populations of at least 10,000.
* 1946 - The first installment of the popular Japanese comic strip, Sazae-san, is published in the Fukunichi Shimbun.
* 1970 - First Earth Day celebrated.
* 1993 - The Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC is dedicated.

Holidays and interesting facts
* Earth Day

Make the day meaningful (Brought to you by So what can I do?)
* Celebrate Earth Day and treasure our earth.