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  1. On This Day: April 28, 1986 - Soviet Authorities Acknowledge the Chernobyl Disaster

    On This Day: April 28, 1986 - Soviet Authorities Acknowledge the Chernobyl Disaster

    On April 28, 1986, Soviet authorities were forced to publicly acknowledge the Chernobyl disaster after dangerously high levels of radiation were detected at a nuclear power plant in Sweden. The Soviet Union had initially attempted to keep the incident quiet, but the spread of radioactive...
  2. On This Day: April 26, 1986 – The Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster Shocked the World

    On This Day: April 26, 1986 – The Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster Shocked the World

    On this day April 26, 1986, the world’s worst nuclear disaster occurred at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Soviet Union. During a late night safety test at Reactor No. 4, a sudden surge of power caused a massive explosion and fire that released radioactive material across large parts of...
  3. On This Day: April 25, 1981 – Radiation Exposure at Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant

    On This Day: April 25, 1981 – Radiation Exposure at Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant

    On this day April 25, 1981, over 100 workers were exposed to radiation during a leak at the Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant in Japan. The incident occurred while maintenance and repairs were being carried out, and it was later revealed that highly radioactive water had overflowed from storage tanks...
  4. On This Day: April 25, 1988 – John Demjanjuk Was Sentenced to Death in Israel

    On This Day: April 25, 1988 – John Demjanjuk Was Sentenced to Death in Israel

    On this day April 25, 1988, former Nazi guard John Demjanjuk was sentenced to death by an Israeli court for war crimes committed during World War II. Holocaust survivors in Israel identified him as the brutal guard known as Ivan the Terrible at the Treblinka extermination camp. The case was one...
  5. On This Day: April 24, 1980 – U.S. Servicemen Killed During Iran Hostage Rescue Mission

    On This Day: April 24, 1980 – U.S. Servicemen Killed During Iran Hostage Rescue Mission

    On this day April 24, 1980, a covert U.S. military mission ended in disaster during an attempt to rescue 52 hostages held at the American embassy in Tehran, Iran. The operation had been planned for months and involved multiple aircraft navigating deep into hostile territory. During the...
  6. On This Day: April 23, 1985 – Coca Cola Released New Coke

    On This Day: April 23, 1985 – Coca Cola Released New Coke

    On this day April 23, 1985, Coca Cola introduced New Coke, an updated formula meant to replace the original version of the world’s most popular soft drink. The change was made after years of taste testing and internal research showed people preferred a sweeter formula closer to Pepsi. What Coca...
  7. On This Day: April 22, 1983 – Stern Magazine Claimed the Hitler Diaries Were Discovered

    On This Day: April 22, 1983 – Stern Magazine Claimed the Hitler Diaries Were Discovered

    On this day April 22, 1983, the German magazine Stern made headlines worldwide by claiming it had obtained Adolf Hitler’s personal diaries. The magazine reported that the volumes were discovered in wreckage from a plane crash in East Germany and had been secretly smuggled to the West. The...
  8. On This Day: April 21, 1985 – The Covenant, The Sword and the Arm of the Lord Surrendered in Arkansas

    On This Day: April 21, 1985 – The Covenant, The Sword and the Arm of the Lord Surrendered in Arkansas

    On this day April 21, 1985, members of the religious extremist group known as The Covenant, The Sword and the Arm of the Lord surrendered to federal authorities after a tense two day standoff in northern Arkansas. Over 200 agents from the FBI, ATF, and local law enforcement surrounded the...
  9. On This Day: April 19, 1985 – Federal Agents Surrounded The CSA Compound in Arkansas

    On This Day: April 19, 1985 – Federal Agents Surrounded The CSA Compound in Arkansas

    On this day April 19, 1985, over 200 federal agents surrounded the compound of The Covenant, The Sword and the Arm of the Lord, a radical white nationalist group based in northern Arkansas. The heavily armed standoff lasted two days and ended peacefully when the group surrendered without a...
  10. On This Day: April 19, 1984 – Advance Australia Fair Became the Official National Anthem

    On This Day: April 19, 1984 – Advance Australia Fair Became the Official National Anthem

    On this day April 19, 1984, Australia officially adopted Advance Australia Fair as its national anthem, replacing God Save the Queen. The decision came after a nationwide vote where the public chose the new anthem to better reflect the country’s identity and independence. Alongside the anthem...
  11. On This Day: April 18, 1983 – Ellen Taaffe Zwilich Became the First Woman to Win the Pulitzer Prize for Music

    On This Day: April 18, 1983 – Ellen Taaffe Zwilich Became the First Woman to Win the Pulitzer Prize for Music

    On this day April 18, 1983, composer Ellen Taaffe Zwilich made history by becoming the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music. She earned the honor for her Symphony No 1 also known as Three Movements for Orchestra, a powerful and expressive piece that showcased her bold style and deep...
  12. On This Day: April 18, 1983 – U S Embassy in Beirut Destroyed by Suicide Bomber

    On This Day: April 18, 1983 – U S Embassy in Beirut Destroyed by Suicide Bomber

    On this day April 18, 1983, a suicide bomber drove a van packed with explosives into the United States Embassy building in Beirut, Lebanon. The massive blast killed 63 people, including 17 Americans, and wounded over 100 others. It marked one of the deadliest attacks on a U S diplomatic facility...
  13. On This Day: April 17, 1986 – Larry McMurtry Won the Pulitzer Prize for Lonesome Dove

    On This Day: April 17, 1986 – Larry McMurtry Won the Pulitzer Prize for Lonesome Dove

    On this day April 17, 1986, author Larry McMurtry was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for his epic novel Lonesome Dove. The book, a sweeping Western about two retired Texas Rangers driving cattle from Texas to Montana, became a literary milestone and redefined the genre for a new...
  14. On This Day: April 16, 1987 – The FCC Warned Howard Stern's Radio Show

    On This Day: April 16, 1987 – The FCC Warned Howard Stern's Radio Show

    On this day April 16, 1987, the FCC officially warned Howard Stern’s nationally syndicated radio show for repeated use of offensive language and sexual content. The warning followed multiple complaints and marked the beginning of a long and very public battle between Stern and federal...
  15. On This Day: April 14, 1986 – Heaviest Hailstones Ever Recorded Fell in Bangladesh

    On This Day: April 14, 1986 – Heaviest Hailstones Ever Recorded Fell in Bangladesh

    On this day April 14, 1986, the Gopalganj district of Bangladesh was struck by a devastating hailstorm that produced the heaviest hailstones ever recorded. Some of the hailstones weighed as much as 2.2 pounds each, creating massive destruction and tragedy across the region. The storm took the...
  16. On This Day: April 9, 1983 - Challenger 1 Returned to Earth from the 6th Space Shuttle Mission

    On This Day: April 9, 1983 - Challenger 1 Returned to Earth from the 6th Space Shuttle Mission

    On this day April 9, 1983, NASA’s space shuttle Challenger completed its first mission and returned safely to Earth, wrapping up STS 6 — the sixth mission of the Space Shuttle program and the very first flight of the Challenger orbiter. The shuttle touched down at Edwards Air Force Base in...
  17. On This Day: April 7, 1983 - First Space Shuttle Spacewalk Performed

    On This Day: April 7, 1983 - First Space Shuttle Spacewalk Performed

    On this day April 7, 1983, astronauts Story Musgrave and Don Peterson made history by performing the first ever spacewalk from a space shuttle during NASA’s STS 6 mission aboard Challenger. This groundbreaking extravehicular activity marked a key step in the evolution of shuttle era missions and...
  18. On This Day: April 7, 1985 - First Live Telecast of New York’s Easter Parade Aired

    On This Day: April 7, 1985 - First Live Telecast of New York’s Easter Parade Aired

    On this day April 7, 1985, the New York Easter Parade was broadcast live on television for the first time, bringing one of the city’s most colorful and beloved traditions into homes across the country. For decades, the Easter Parade had been a popular annual event along Fifth Avenue, where...
  19. On This Day: April 7, 1983 - Oldest Human Skeleton Discovered in Egypt

    On This Day: April 7, 1983 - Oldest Human Skeleton Discovered in Egypt

    On this day April 7, 1983, archaeologist Fred Wendorf made a groundbreaking discovery in Egypt — the oldest known human skeleton at the time, estimated to be around 80,000 years old. Found near the Nile Valley, the discovery offered incredible insight into early human life in North Africa and...
  20. On This Day: April 6, 1981 - Post it Notes Went on Sale in America

    On This Day: April 6, 1981 - Post it Notes Went on Sale in America

    On this day April 6, 1981, Post it Notes officially went on sale across the United States, becoming one of the most unexpected office supply success stories of all time. What started as a failed attempt to create a super strong adhesive at 3M turned into a revolutionary way to leave quick...
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