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Today in History highlights major events on April 22
On this date in history several events shaped U.S. and world affairs. Congress authorized the phrase In God We Trust for coins in 1864. The Oklahoma Land Rush began in 1889. The U S Navy blockaded Cuban ports in 1898. A 1938 Keen Mountain mine explosion killed 45. In 1944 U S forces invaded New Guinea at Hollandia and Aitape. Senate Army McCarthy hearings began in 1954. Lyndon Johnson opened the 1964 New York World's Fair.
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