Today is Saturday, April 22, the 112th day of 2006. There are 253 days left in the year. On this

Today is Saturday, April 22, the 112th day of 2006. There are 253 days left in the year. On this date in 1889, the Oklahoma Land Rush begins at noon as thousands of homesteaders stake claims.
In 1509, Henry VIII ascends the throne of England following the death of his father, Henry VII. In 1864, Congress authorizes the use of the phrase "In God We Trust" on U.S. coins. In 1944, during World War II, U.S. forces begin invading Japanese-held New Guinea with amphibious landings near Hollandia. In 1954, the televised Senate Army-McCarthy hearings begin. In 1970, millions of Americans concerned about the environment observe the first "Earth Day." In 1983, the West German news magazine Stern announces the discovery of 60 volumes of personal diaries purportedly written by Adolf Hitler. However, the diaries turn out to be a hoax. In 1993, the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum is dedicated in Washington to honor the victims of Nazi extermination. In 1994, Richard M. Nixon, the 37th president of the United States, dies at a New York hospital four days after suffering a stroke. He was 81.
April 22, 1981: Charles B. Schaff, president of Economy Engine Co., is honored as "Boss of the Year" by the Youngstown chapter of the American Businesswomen's Association.
The Mahoning Valley Sanitary District proposes a 0.5 percent increase in the cost of the wholesale water it sells to its member cities, Youngstown and Niles.
Maureen Reagan, daughter of the president, will be the featured speaker at a May 22 luncheon sponsored by the Trumbull County Young Republicans Club.
April 22, 1966: A $16 million enclosed shopping mall, the costliest project in Boardman history, is approved unanimously by Boardman trustees after a 21/2 year battle by the project's developers, William Cafaro & amp; Associates.
Campbell police clear out the United Steelworkers of America Local 1418 Hall after a disturbance breaks out during a regular meeting of union members. Some members of the union rushed the stage following the reading of the minutes of the previous meeting and Edward Davis, acting president, called police because he feared a riot was imminent.
April 22, 1956: Charles J. French, manager of plant-city activities for Chevrolet, says construction of the proposed General Motors plant at Lordstown will have to be delayed while details for provision of water, power, natural gas and sewage disposal are worked out.
William B. McKelvey, vice president and general manager of the G.M. McKelvey Co. will be co-chairman of the Community Chest campaign in the fall.
The federal government's decision to sell its huge New Castle plant to United Engineering & amp; Foundry Co.'s rival, Mesta Machine Co., instead of United raises a strong possibility that United will expand its Youngstown plant.
April 22, 1931: Mahoning County Prosecutor Ray Thomas turns on his accusers, seeking disbarment of three judges who have been active in pursuing an investigation of the prosecutor. Thomas accuses the judges of accepting cash or free electricity from utility companies.
Workers in the 13th annual Community Chest financial campaign will be asked to raise $550,000, which will be divided into two separate funds, one for general purposes and one for emergencies.
Property owners willing to allow the unemployed to plant gardens on unused land in or near Campbell will register their parcels at City Hall or Campbell Memorial High School.