April 22 in Pop Culture History

1056 – First seen the naked eye last saw July 2, 1054, the supernova in the Crab nebula.

1519 – Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés established a settlement at Veracruz, Mexico.

1864 – The U.S. Congress passed the Coinage Act of 1864, which mandated that the inscription ‘In God We Trust’ be placed on all coins minted as United States currency.

1876 – The first-ever National League baseball game was played in Philadelphia. Philadelphia Athletics and the Boston Red Stockings. Boston won the game 6-5.

1912 – Pravda, the “voice” of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, began publication in Saint Petersburg.

1964 – The 1964-1965 New York World’s Fair opened for its first season.

1970 – Earth Day was started by John McConnell, Denis Hayes, Fred Kent, Pete Grannis, Kristin and William Hubbard, and Ira Einhorn.

1978 – The Blues Brothers (John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd) first appeared on Saturday Night Live.

1989 – #1 Hit April 22, 1989 – May 12, 1989: Madonna – Like a Prayer

1993 – The Mosaic web browser is released.

1998 – Disney’s Animal Kingdom opened at Walt Disney World in Florida.

2000 – US Federal Agents seized six-year-old Elián González from his relatives’ home in Miami and sent him back to Cuba.