0422 Today in History

April 22nd, 1994 in New York, former President Richard Nixon dies at age 81, just days after suffering a stroke. Others may hate you, but those who hate you don’t win unless you hate them. And then you destroy yourself. Nixon pursued Cold War detente and wound down America’s military role in the Vietnam War, but he became the only president to resign when the Watergate scandal forced him from office. 2000, we were on the phone with them negotiating. They put us on hold. And while we were on hold, they banged on the door. They broke everything in. During a pre dawn raid, federal agents in Miami sees Elian Gonzalez from his relatives home. The Cuban boy is later reunited with his father and both of them returned to Cuba. 1889 The Oklahoma Land Rush begins at noon as thousands of homesteaders rushed to state claims to land in what is now the state of Oklahoma. 1970 Millions of Americans concerned about the environment observed the first Earth Day. The demonstration becomes an annual event that’s now observed around the world. And 1937, Get out of my way, son. You’re using my oxygen. You know what I mean? Actor Jack Nicholson is born in Neptune, NJ. Among his movie roles, Chinatown, 1 Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, The Shining, Terms of Endearment, and As Good As It Gets Today in History, April 22nd. Camille Bohannon, The Associated Press.