On This Day: April 22nd

At noon, thousands rush to claim land in the Land Rush of 1889. Within hours the cities of Oklahoma City and Guthrie are formed with populations of at least 10,000.

The first National League baseball game is played at the Jefferson Street Grounds in Philadelphia.

The U.S. Congress passes the Coinage Act of 1864 that permitted the inscription In God We Trust be placed on all coins minted as United States currency.

Texas Revolution: A day after the Battle of San Jacinto, forces under Texas General Sam Houston identify Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna among the captives of the battle when some of his fellow soldiers mistakenly give away his identity.

The second day of the Battle of Eckmühl: The Austrian army is defeated by the First French Empire army led by Napoleon and driven over the Danube in Regensburg.

Treaty of Zaragoza divides the eastern hemisphere between Spain and Portugal along a line 297.5 leagues (1,250 kilometres (780 mi)) east of the Moluccas.

Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés establishes a settlement at Veracruz, Mexico.

Portuguese navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral lands in Brazil (discovery of Brazil).

Election of Pope Gregory VII following the death of Pope Alexander II.

Basil II is crowned co-Emperor of the Byzantine Empire.