Today in History: April 22, the Oklahoma Land Rush of 1889

The present day is Tuesday April the th day of There are days left in the year At present in history On April the Oklahoma Land Rush began at noon as thousands of homesteaders staked contends to nearly million acres of land that was formerly part of Indian Territory By the end of the day the cities of Oklahoma City and Guthrie were established with as a large number of as settlers each Also on this date In German forces unleashed its first full-scale use of chlorine gas against Allied troops at the start of the Second Battle of Ypres EE -preh in Belgium during World War I Thousands of Allied soldiers are considered to have died from the poison gas attacks Related Articles Harvard sues Trump administration to stop the freeze of more than billion in grants Pope Francis seemed to expose Melania Trump s limits with languages Notable tributes to Pope Francis from the Bay Area California and beyond The death of Pope Francis Here s what to know Airbnb to show fees in price display to comply with FTC rule In the publicly televised sessions of the Senate Army-McCarthy hearings began In an estimated million Americans participated in gatherings for the first Earth Day a series of events proposed by Sen Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin to promote environmental protections In Richard M Nixon the th president of the United States and the first to resign from office died at a New York hospital four days after having a stroke He was In in a dramatic predawn raid armed immigration agents seized -year-old Elian Gonzalez the Cuban boy at the center of a custody dispute from his relatives home in Miami Elian was reunited with his father at Andrews Air Force Base near Washington In Zacarias Moussaoui zak-uh-REE -uhs moo-SOW -ee pleaded guilty in a federal courtroom outside Washington D C to conspiring with the Sept hijackers to kill Americans Moussaoui was sentenced to life in prison in May In the Deepwater Horizon oil platform operated by BP sank into the Gulf of Mexico two days after a massive explosion that killed workers At present s Birthdays Actor Jack Nicholson is Singer Mel Carter is Author Janet Evanovich is Filmmaker John Waters is Basketball Hall of Famer Spencer Haywood is Singer Peter Frampton is Actor-comedian Ryan Stiles is Actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan is Actor Sheryl Lee is Actor-talk show host Sherri Shepherd is Actor Eric Mabius is Entrepreneur Sam Altman is Actor Amber Heard is Former NFL running back Marshawn Lynch is Rapper-singer Machine Gun Kelly is