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Historical Events on April 22

  • Hernán Cortés

    1519

    Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés establishes a settlement at Veracruz, Mexico.

  • Battle of San Jacinto

    1836

    Texas Revolution: A day after the Battle of San Jacinto, forces under Texas General Sam Houston identify Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna among the captives of the battle when one of his fellow captives mistakenly gives away his identity.

  • MLB

    1876

    The first game in the history of the National League was played at the Jefferson Street Grounds in Philadelphia. This game is often pointed to as the beginning of the MLB.

  • Operation Persecution

    1944

    World War II: Operation Persecution is initiated: Allied forces land in the Hollandia (currently known as Jayapura) area of New Guinea.

  • Jasenovac concentration camp

    1945

    World War II: Prisoners at the Jasenovac concentration camp revolt. Five hundred twenty are killed and around eighty escape.

  • Battle of Haifa (1948)

    1948

    Arab-Israeli War: Haifa, a major port of Israel, is captured from Arab forces.

  • Battle of Kapyong

    1951

    Korean War: The Chinese People's Volunteer Army begin assaulting positions defended by the Royal Australian Regiment and the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry at the Battle of Kapyong.

  • Army-McCarthy hearings

    1954

    Red Scare: Witnesses begin testifying and live television coverage of the Army-McCarthy hearings begins.

  • Opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War

    1972

    Vietnam War: Increased American bombing in Vietnam prompts anti-war protests in Los Angeles, New York City, and San Francisco.

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