On This Day - April 26th

Featured Event:

Chernobyl nuclear accident (1986) ☢️

A devastating environmental catastrophe occurred early this morning in 1986 when an explosion and fire at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine released large amounts of radioactive material into the atmosphere.

Other Events:

1865: Twelve days after assassinating U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, John Wilkes Booth was killed at a Virginia farm either by a Federal soldier or by his own hand. 🪦

1933: Hermann Göring formed the Gestapo, the political police of Nazi Germany that ruthlessly eliminated opposition and was involved in the roundup of Jews throughout Europe for deportation to extermination camps. 🇩🇪

1964: With the merger of Tanganyika and Zanzibar, the United Republic of Tanzania was founded. 🇹🇿

2018: Amid numerous allegations of sexual assault, American comedian and actor Bill Cosby was found guilty of drugging and sexually assaulting a woman. 📄

Holidays:

Confederate Memorial Day 🇺🇸 (Florida)

Union Day 🇹🇿

World Intellectual Property Day 🌎

Featured Birthdays:

121: Marcus Aurelius 🇮🇹 (Emperor)

1894: Rudolf Hess 🇩🇪 (Nazi Leader)

1963: Jet Li 🇨🇳 (Actor)

1970: Melania Trump 🇺🇸 (Model)

Featured Deaths:

1865: John Wilkes Booth 🇺🇸 (Assassin)

1920: Srinivasa Ramanujan 🇮🇳 (Mathematician)

1989: Lucille Ball 🇺🇸 (Actress)