Today is Monday, April 22, the 112th day of 2013. There are 253 days left in the year.
687 B.C. ― Chinese record a meteor shower in Lyra
1509 ― Henry VIII ascends to throne to become king of England
1659 ― Lord protector Cromwell disbands English parliament
1876 ― Tchaikovsky completes his “Swan Lake” ballet
1906 ― Olympic games held in Athens are not accepted by the IOC
1944 ― Hitler and Mussolini meet at Salzburg, Austria
1969 ― First human eye transplant performed
1970 ― First Earth Day held internationally to conserve natural resources
1981 ― Dodgers rookie Fernando Valenzuela tosses his third shutout in four starts
1994 ― In Denmark the largest lollipop, weighing 3,011 pounds, is made