April 22

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Better Than News

  • "When Will the Seaview Ascend" is a song by the Three Degrees.

    "When Will the Seaview Ascend" is a song by the Three Degrees.

  • CSI: Coruscant is a science fiction procedural forensics crime drama television series about a team of detectives who investigate the destruction of the Death Star.

    CSI: Coruscant is a science fiction procedural forensics crime drama television series about a team of detectives who investigate the destruction of the Death Star.

  • The Usual Jokers is a neo-noir mystery thriller film directed by Tim Burton and Bryan Singer, starring Jack Nicholson and Kevin Spacey.

    The Usual Jokers is a neo-noir mystery thriller film directed by Tim Burton and Bryan Singer, starring Jack Nicholson and Kevin Spacey.

  • Bob & Carol & Ted & Bugsy is a romantic crime drama film starring Elliot Gould, Natalie Wood, Dyan Cannon, and Warren Beatty.

    Bob & Carol & Ted & Bugsy is a romantic crime drama film starring Elliot Gould, Natalie Wood, Dyan Cannon, and Warren Beatty.

  • When Harry Metric Sally... is a 1989 American romantic comedy film about two engineers (Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan) which follows their lives from the time they learn the metric system, through twelve years of surveying New York City.

    When Harry Metric Sally... is a 1989 American romantic comedy film about two engineers (Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan) which follows their lives from the time they learn the metric system, through twelve years of surveying New York City.

  • Watergate Down is a 1978 British-American animated historical adventure-drama film loosely based on the life or Richard Nixon.

    Watergate Down is a 1978 British-American animated historical adventure-drama film loosely based on the life or Richard Nixon.

Are You Sure

• ... that Earth Day is an annual event celebrated on April 22, that it was first celebrated in 1970, and that Earth Day events in more than 193 countries are now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network?

• ... that singer-physicist J. R. Oppenheimer performed his hit song "Destroyer of Worlds" at the Grand Ole Opry on this day, leading to his being summoned before the House Un-American Activities Committee?

On This Day in Fiction and Nonfiction

  • 1592: Minister, scholar, astronomer, mathematician, cartographer, and inventor Wilhelm Schickard born. He will design and build calculating machines, and invent techniques for producing improved maps.

    1592: Minister, scholar, astronomer, mathematician, cartographer, and inventor Wilhelm Schickard born. He will design and build calculating machines, and invent techniques for producing improved maps.

  • 1904: American physicist and academic J. Robert Oppenheimer born. His achievements in physics will include the Born–Oppenheimer approximation for molecular wavefunctions, and the first prediction of quantum tunneling. Oppenheimer will be called the "father of the atomic bomb" for his role in the Manhattan Project.

    1904: American physicist and academic J. Robert Oppenheimer born. His achievements in physics will include the Born–Oppenheimer approximation for molecular wavefunctions, and the first prediction of quantum tunneling. Oppenheimer will be called the "father of the atomic bomb" for his role in the Manhattan Project.

  • 1953: Singer-physicist J. R. Oppenheimer performs his hit song "Destroyer of Worlds" at the Grand Ole Opry, leading to his being summoned before the House Un-American Activities Committee.

    1953: Singer-physicist J. R. Oppenheimer performs his hit song "Destroyer of Worlds" at the Grand Ole Opry, leading to his being summoned before the House Un-American Activities Committee.

  • 1954: Red Scare: Witnesses begin testifying and live television coverage of the Army–McCarthy hearings begins.

    1954: Red Scare: Witnesses begin testifying and live television coverage of the Army–McCarthy hearings begins.

  • 1970: The first Earth Day is celebrated.

    1970: The first Earth Day is celebrated.

  • 1978: Optical fiber is first used to carry live telephone traffic.

    1978: Optical fiber is first used to carry live telephone traffic.

Topic of the Day

Food and Beverages

  • Basic Aspic is a 1992 neo-noir erotic cooking film about a San Francisco police culinary detective (Michael Douglas) who investigates the brutal recipes of an enigmatic caterer (Sharon Stone).

    Basic Aspic is a 1992 neo-noir erotic cooking film about a San Francisco police culinary detective (Michael Douglas) who investigates the brutal recipes of an enigmatic caterer (Sharon Stone).

  • Caramel Knowledge is a 1971 American comedy-drama film which follows the candy-eating exploits of two Amherst College roommates (Jack Nicholson and Art Garfunkel) over a 25-year period.

    Caramel Knowledge is a 1971 American comedy-drama film which follows the candy-eating exploits of two Amherst College roommates (Jack Nicholson and Art Garfunkel) over a 25-year period.

  • Jacket Potatoes is an unlicensed transdimensional corporation which functions as an erotic snack food.

    Jacket Potatoes is an unlicensed transdimensional corporation which functions as an erotic snack food.

  • Minty Fresh Potato Chips is a variety of potato chips distributed by Gnomon Chronicles Industries.

    Minty Fresh Potato Chips is a variety of potato chips distributed by Gnomon Chronicles Industries.

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