By The Associated Press
                - Today is Thursday, April 22, the 112th day of 1999. There are 253
                  days left in the year.

                - On April 22, 1864, Congress authorized the use of the phrase "In God
                  We Trust" on U.S. coins.
                - In 1889, the Oklahoma Land Rush began at noon as thousands of
                  homesteaders staked claims.
                - In 1930, the U.S., Britain and Japan signed the London Naval Treaty,
                  which regulated submarine warfare and limited shipbuilding.
                - In 1944, during World War II, U.S. forces began invading
                  Japanese-held New Guinea with amphibious landings near Hollandia.
                - In 1952, an atomic test conducted in Nevada became the first nuclear
                  explosion shown on live network television.
                - In 1954, the televised Senate Army-McCarthy hearings began.
                - In 1964, President Johnson opened the New York World's Fair.
                - In 1970, millions of Americans concerned about the environment
                  observed the first "Earth Day."
                - In 1993, the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum was dedicated in
                  Washington, D.C., to honor the victims of Nazi extermination.
                - In 1997, in Peru, government commandos stormed the Japanese
                  ambassador's residence, ending a 126-day hostage crisis; all 14
                  Tupac Amaru rebels were killed, 71 hostages were rescued.
                - Ten years ago: The Xinhua News Agency reported the first outbreak of
                  violence stemming from China's pro-democracy protests, in the
                  provincial capital of Xian.
                - Five years ago: Richard M. Nixon, the 37th president of the U.S.,
                  died at a New York hospital four days after suffering a stroke. He
                  was 81.
                - One year ago: A young woman charged along with her high school
                  sweetheart with murdering their newborn at a Delaware motel pleaded
                  guilty to manslaughter.

                *Happy Birthday*
                - Actor Eddie Albert is 91.
                - Television producer Aaron Spelling is 76.
                - Actor George Cole is 74.
                - Actress Charlotte Rae is 73.
                - Singer Glen Campbell is 63.
                - Actor Jack Nicholson is 62.
                - Songwriter-musician Jack Nitzsche is 62.
                - Actor-writer Jason Miller is 60.
                - Singer Mel Carter is 56.
                - Country singer Cleve Francis is 54.
                - Movie director John Waters is 53.
                - Singer Peter Frampton is 49.
                - Rock singer-musician Paul Carrack (Mike and the Mechanics; Squeeze)
                  is 48.
                - Actor Joseph Bottoms is 45.
                - Actor Ryan Stiles ("The Drew Carey Show") is 40.
                - Comedian Byron Allen is 38.
                - Actor Chris Makepeace is 35.
                - Actress Sheryl Lee is 32.