📅 April 22 in the Time Tunnel
What happened on April 22? Travel back in time and find out — then test yourself with the quiz.
🎉 Special days
⏳ On this day in history
- 1500Portuguese navigator Pedro Cabral reached the coast of Brazil
- 1876The first National League baseball game was played, in Philadelphia
- 1969Robin Knox-Johnston finished the first nonstop solo sail around the world
- 1970The first Earth Day was celebrated across the United States
- 1977Fiber-optic cables carried telephone calls for the first time
🎂 Born on April 22
- 🎻 Yehudi Menuhin (1916) — violinist
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April 22 quiz
In what year? ⛵ Portuguese navigator Pedro Cabral reached the coast of Brazil
In what year? ⚾ The first National League baseball game was played, in Philadelphia
In what year? ⛵ Robin Knox-Johnston finished the first nonstop solo sail around the world
Which famous person was born on April 22?