Historical Events
- 10,000 copper workers in Chile strike
- Almost 1 million West German metalworkers go on strike
Baseball History
Dodgers rookie Fernando Valenzuela tosses his 3rd shutout in 4 starts
- More than $3.3 million is stolen from the First National Bank of Arizona in Tucson in the then largest US bank robbery in history
- USSR performs nuclear test at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeast Kazakhstan
Famous Birthdays
- Ken Dorsey, American football player
About April 22, 1981
Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 43 years and 3 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Millennial
Chinese Zodiac: Rooster
Star Sign: Taurus
Music Charts
#1 Song: Kiss On My List - Daryl Hall John Oates
#1 Song: Making Your Mind Up - Bucks Fizz
