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April 22nd in History
1500 - Pedro Alvares Cabral discovered Brazil and claimed it for
Portugal.
1509 - Henry VIII became king of England.
1616 - The Spanish poet Cervantes died in Madrid. (Some sources
say April 23.)
1864 - Congress authorized the inscription "In God We Trust" on
coins minted as U.S. currency.
1889 - The land rush in Oklahoma began when it was opened to
settlers.
1970 - The first Earth Day was observed.
1994 - Richard M. Nixon died of a stroke at the age of 81.
2000 - Armed immigration agents took Elian Gonzalez from the
Miami home of his relatives to reunite him with his father.
In 1905
President: Theodore Roosevelt
Vice President: Charles W. Fairbanks
Population: 83,822,000
Federal spending:
$0.57 billion
Unemployment: 4.3% |
Cost of a first-class stamp: $0.02
▪ Numerous advancements in train service include 18-hour rides
between New York and Chicago and the first train ever equipped
with electric lights.
▪ The first movie theater opens in Pittsburgh
▪ Albert Einstein proposes the Theory of Relativity.
Builders Club
More than 1,200 clubs serving their communities
Builders Club is the largest service organization for middle
school and junior high students, with more than 40,000 members
worldwide.
The first Builders Club was chartered in 1975. Today, there are
more than 1,200 clubs in Aruba, Australia, the Bahamas,
Barbados, Bermuda, Canada, Italy, Jamaica, Korea, Martinique,
Netherlands Antilles, Philippines, Suriname, Trinidad and
Tobago, and the United States.
Core values:
Character building: The ability to the right thing, even when it
might be the unpopular choice.
Leadership: The ability to listen, communicate, serve, and guide
others.
Inclusiveness: Accepting and welcoming differences in other
people.
Caring: The act of being concerned about or interested in other
people or situations.
Partners in Service:
UNICEF and the March of Dimes |