Today is Tuesday, April 22, the 112th day of 2025. There are 253 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On April 22, 1889, the Oklahoma Land Rush began at noon as thousands of homesteaders staked claims to nearly 1.9 million acres of land that was formerly part of Indian Territory. By the end of the day, the cities of Oklahoma City and Guthrie were established with as many as 10,000 settlers each.
Also on this date:
In 1915, German forces unleashed its first full-scale use of chlorine gas against Allied troops at the start of the Second Battle of Ypres (EE’-preh) in Belgium during World War I. Thousands of Allied soldiers are believed to have died from the poison gas attacks.
