Today in History — April 26
1986
26 April 1986: Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster
In the early hours of April 26, 1986, a catastrophic explosion and fire at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in northern Ukraine released massive amounts of radioactive material into the atmosphere, creating the worst nuclear…
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