On April 22
On April 22, 3 pivotal events are recorded in the Human Saga, including Pedro Álvares Cabral reaches the coast of Brazil (1500).
On this day
On 22 April 1500 a Portuguese fleet commanded by Pedro Álvares Cabral, bound for India along Vasco da Gama's route, made landfall on the coast of present-day Bahia in South America.
22 April - 10 May 2025India-Pakistan conflict: Pahalgam attack and Operation SindoorMilitary & conflict
After militants killed 26 tourists, mostly Hindu civilians, in Pahalgam in Indian-administered Kashmir on 22 April 2025, India blamed Pakistan-based groups and launched missile and air strikes inside Pakistan on 7 May under the codename…
22 April 1970First Earth Day mobilises mass environmental activismEnvironment & climate
The first Earth Day was held on 22 April 1970, conceived by US Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin and coordinated nationally with organiser Denis Hayes.