History of April 22: Why this day was announced Earth Day in 1970?

Historical Significance of April 22 along with the important events taken place on this day 

History has been often subjugated by almost all of us during our school days,

but now we repent it because competitive exams ask for more than just remembering the facts. We are here to accompany you to accomplish your dream of clearing the competitive exams. The following are some of the historical events that happened on this day which you need to know.

Indian Historian and Writer Mahesh Rangarajan born

On April 22, 1964, I was born. He is a researcher, author, and historian with a special interest in environmental history, colonial history and contemporary history. In 2010, he chaired the Elephant Task Force (Gajah) of the Indian Ministry of Environment and Forests.

Activist Mansur Hoda born

in a middle-class Muslim family in an Indian City Chhapra, Bihar. Mansur Hoda as a student had worked as a research volunteer for the Intermediate Technology Group. He has worked with Indian Railways for 10 years and ten joined the Bihar government as inspector of factories.

Read more: Do you know who was the last Maharaja of Bikaner and when was he born?

1778 John Paul Jones leads American raids on Whitehaven

To raid the shallow port of White heaven, England, Commander John Paul Leads a small detachment of two boats from his shit, to raid the shallow port at Whitehaven on April 22, 1778. 400 British ships were anchored at the port.

1886 Seduction made illegal Ohio

Ohio passed a statue that made seduction unlawful. All men over the age of 18 who worked as teachers or instructors of women are covered in it. Consensual sex with the women they were instructing was also prohibited under this law.

1915 Germans introduce Poison gas

German forces stunned Allied forces along the western front by firing more than 15o tons of lethal chlorine gas against two French colonial divisions at Ypres, Belgium. This was the major gas attack, which devastated the Allied lines, by the Germans.

1970 Earth day

To aware people about the environmental problems around the globe is celebrated in the United Nations for the first time on 22 April 1970. Earth Day was the idea of Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin, a stalwart an environmentalist who hoped to provide unity to the grassroots environmental movement and increase ecological awareness.

1945 Hitler admits defeat

On April 22, 1945, Adolf Hitler admits defeat in his underground bunker that the war is over and suicide is the only way left for him, after from one of his commander that no German defence was offered to the Russian assault at Eberswalde.

1994 Richard Nixon dies

On April 22, 1994, the former American President Richard M. Nixon dies after experiencing a stroke four days earlier.

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