Russia-Ukraine war: Frontline update as of April 22

Over the last day, 165 combat engagements were registered along the entire frontline. Yesterday, Russians launched one missile and 137 air strikes on Ukraine, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

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April 21

This day in history:

  • 43 BC – Battle of Mutina: Mark Antony is again defeated in battle by Aulus Hirtius, who is killed. Antony fails to capture Mutina and Decimus Brutus is murdered shortly after.
  • 1967 – The Oak Lawn tornado outbreak kills 58 and injures over 1,400 in the United States, primarily across Illinois. An F4 tornado strikes Belvidere, Illinois, striking a high school around dismissal time, killing 13 at the school and 23 overall and injuring a further 450–500.
  • 1948 – United Nations Security Council Resolution 47 relating to Kashmir conflict is adopted.
  • 2019 – Eight bombs explode at churches, hotels, and other locations in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, killing at least 269.

Births:

  • 1963 – Ken Caminiti, American baseball player (d. 2004)
  • 1957 – Herbert Wetterauer, German painter, sculptor, and author
  • 1713 – Louis de Noailles, French general (d. 1793)

Deaths:

  • 1978 – Thomas Wyatt Turner, American biologist and academic (b. 1877)
  • 1999 – Buddy Rogers, American actor (b. 1904)
  • 1954 – Emil Leon Post, Polish-American mathematician and logician (b. 1897)

Holidays:

  • Kartini Day (Indonesia)
  • National Tea Day (United Kingdom)
  • Natale di Roma (Rome)

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Russia-Ukraine war: Frontline update as of April 21

Fighting continues at the frontline, with over 90 combat engagements recorded over the last day. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports active Russian attacks on the frontline.

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April 21

This day in history:

  • 1802 – Twelve thousand Wahhabis sack Karbala, killing over three thousand inhabitants.
  • 1966 – Rastafari movement: Haile Selassie of Ethiopia visits Jamaica, an event now celebrated as Grounation Day.
  • 1985 – The compound of the militant group The Covenant, The Sword, and the Arm of the Lord surrenders to federal authorities in Arkansas after a two-day government siege.
  • 2010 – The controversial Kharkiv Pact (Russian Ukrainian Naval Base for Gas Treaty) is signed in Kharkiv, Ukraine, by Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev; it was unilaterally terminated by Russia on March 31, 2014.

Births:

  • 1979 – James McAvoy, Scottish actor
  • 1941 – David L. Boren, American lawyer and politician, 21st Governor of Oklahoma
  • 1854 – William Stang, German-American bishop (d. 1907)

Deaths:

  • 1900 – Vikramatji Khimojiraj, Indian ruler (b. 1819)
  • 1978 – Sandy Denny, English singer-songwriter (b. 1947)
  • 1740 – Thomas Tickell, English poet and author (b. 1685)

Holidays:

  • Tiradentes' Day (Brazil)
  • Parilia (ancient Rome)
  • Vietnam Book Day (Vietnam)

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Song of the Day April 21 2023

In remembrance of the 9th Anniversary of the start of the Flint Water Crisis.

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60 Minutes Rewind - Sharyn Alfonsi reports on the "Children of Flint" dated March 15, 2020

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