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Building of the Bastille fortress in Paris begins on April 22, 1370, under the reign of King Charles V of France, to help protect the eastern edge of Paris during the Hundred Years' War against the English. It was finished c. 1383.
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On This Day in History: April 22
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Pedro Álvares Cabral's 13 ship fleet lands in Brazil on April 22, 1500, leading to the Portuguese claim on the territory.
The Oklahoma Land Rush begins on April, 22, 1889, as thousands of homesteaders plant their stakes pursuing their 160 acres claims to nearly 1.9 million acres of land that was formerly part of Indian Territory but had been identified by the federal government as unassigned land.
Thousands of people seeking land crowded into towns that served at the official starting points for the claim race. Different starting points experienced a different process, some more orderly and some more chaotic. More
The first Earth Day is celebrated in the United States on April 22, 1970, to promote environmental awareness.
Peruvian President, Alberto Fujimori orders an assault of the Japanese ambassador’s residence, on April 22, 1997, to rescue the 72 hostages remaining of the 490 taken during a party celebrating Emperor Akihito’s birthday, by armed terrorists from the Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement, a Marxist-Leninist organization.
All the rebels, including their leader, were killed during the rescue operation. Only one hostage, Supreme Court Justice, Carlos Giusti, was killed in the attack. Two soldiers wounded during the rescue operation died later from their injuries. More
Elián González, a Cuban boy at the center of an international custody dispute, is seized by federal agents in Miami on April 22, 2000, and returned to Cuba with his father after a dramatic U.S. federal raid. Now in his 30s, he is a trained industrial engineer, father, and elected member of Cuba’s National Assembly.
The Paris Agreement on climate change, is signed on April 22, 2016 (Earth Day) by 174 countries and the European Union, at the United Nations headquarters in New York City.