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Chernobyl disaster
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Chernobyl disaster

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On 26 April 1986, reactor no.‍4 of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, located near Pripyat, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union, exploded. With dozens of direct casualties and thousands of health complications stemming from the disaster, it is one of only two nuclear energy accidents rated at the maximum severity on the Intern…

Aladdin (2019 film)
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Aladdin (2019 film)
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Aladdin is a 2019 American musical fantasy film and a live-action adaptation of Disney's 1992 animated film of the same …

Avengers: Endgame
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Avengers: Endgame
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Avengers: Endgame is a 2019 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Avengers. Produced by …

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On This Day

10 events
2014
Kerala_Blasters_FC
The football club Kerala Blasters FC and its first supporters' group Manjappada were formed.
2006
2006_Yogyakarta_earthquake
An earthquake registering 6.4 Mw struck near the city of Yogyakarta on the southern side of the Indonesian island of Java, killing more than 5,700 people.
2001
Dos_Palmas_kidnappings
Twenty tourists were kidnapped by Abu Sayyaf militants in Palawan, Philippines, triggering a hostage crisis that lasted for more than a year.
1997
Jarrell_tornado
A destructive F5-rated tornado tracked through a subdivision of homes northwest of Jarrell, Texas, killing 27 people.
1995
Christopher_Reeve
American actor Christopher Reeve was thrown from his horse, leaving him quadriplegic; he later became an activist on behalf of people with spinal cord injuries.
1995
Bosnian_War
Bosnian War: Forces of the Army of Republika Srpska captured a United Nations post at Vrbanja Bridge in Sarajevo; six soldiers of both sides were killed when French forces retook the post later in the day.
1983
Benton_fireworks_disaster
An explosion at an illegal fireworks factory near Benton, Tennessee, killed eleven people.
1975
Bus
The deadliest road accident in England took place when the brakes on a coach failed and it crashed in North Yorkshire, killing 32 people.
1967
1967_Australian_referendum_(Aboriginals)
Australians voted overwhelmingly to include Indigenous Australians in population counts for constitutional purposes and to allow the federal government to make special laws affecting them in states.
1963
Bob_Dylan
American singer Bob Dylan (pictured) released The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, his first album to include a significant number of original songs.

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