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      This is the 112nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 253 days remaining in 2026.

      • It was on this date in 1500, that Portuguese navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral landed in Brazil (discovery of Brazil).
      • Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés established a settlement at Veracruz, Mexico on this date in 1519.
      • Also on April 22, 1969, British yachtsman Sir Robin Knox-Johnston won the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race and completed the first solo non-stop circumnavigation of the world.
      • It was also this date in 1970 that the first Earth Day was celebrated.
      • 49 years ago today, optical fiber was first used to carry live telephone traffic.

        • Happy birthday goes out on this date to:

        • German astronomer and mathematician, Wilhelm Schickard, born on this date in 1592.
        • Born April 22, 1891, English mathematician, geophysicist, and astronomer Harold Jeffreys.
        • American physicist and academic, J. Robert Oppenheimer, born on this date in 1904.
        • Born April 22, 1910, American mathematician and academic Norman Steenrod.
        • German mathematician and academic, Hanfried Lenz was born 110 years ago today.
        • Aaron Spelling, the American actor, producer, and screenwriter was born 103 years ago today.
        • Welsh-American chemist and astronaut, Anthony Llewellyn was born 93 years ago today.
        • Also turning 83 today is American mathematician and professor Scott W. Williams.
        • American businessman, pilot, and sailor, Steve Fossett, born on this date in 1944.
        • Also turning 80 today is English physicist and author Paul Davies.
        • British video game designer and programmer, Jeff Minter, born on this date in 1962.
        • Also born on that same date in 1983,  English-American entomologist and palaeontologist, Sam W. Heads.

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            • And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for April 22, 2026

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              • NASA’s Mars Rover Comes Across Formation That Looks Like the Scales of a Massive Cosmic Reptile
              • The Little Probe That Could: Why Voyager 1 Matters, and Why NASA Just Switched Part of It Off : NPR
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