Today is Wednesday, April 22, the 112th day of 2009. There are 253 days left in the year.
1509 _ Henry VIII ascends to throne to become King of England
1526 _ First slave revolt occurs in South Carolina
1529 _ Treaty of Saragosa: Spain and Portugal divide eastern hemisphere
1769 _ Madame du Barry becomes King Louis XV's ``official" mistress
1876 _ Tchaikovsky completes his ``Swan Lake" ballet
1884 _ Thomas Stevens starts first bicycle trip around the world (2 years 9 months)
1906 _ Olympic games held in Athens are not accepted by the IOC
1944 _ Hitler and Mussolini meet at Salzburg
1970 _ First Earth Day held internationally to conserve natural resources
1989 _ Nolan Ryan strikes out his 5,000th batter (Rickey Henderson)