Today is Tuesday, April 22, the 112th day of 2014. There are 253 days left in the year.
687 B.C. ― Chinese record a meteor shower in Lyra
1056 ― Supernova Crab nebula last seen by the naked eye
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
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
1969 ― First human eye transplant performed
1970 ― First Earth Day held internationally to conserve natural resources
1981 ― Almost 1 million West German metal workers on strike