Friday, April 26, 2024

History for April 26

History for April 26 - On-This-Day.com - 
Carol Burnett 1933 - Actress, comedian
  • 1865 - John Wilkes Booth was killed by the U.S. Federal Cavalry.
  • 1921 - Weather broadcasts were heard for the first time on radio in St. Louis, MO.
  • 1937 - German planes attacked Guernica, Spain, during the Spanish Civil War for the Spanish nationalist government. This raid is considered one of the first to be attacks on a civilian population by a modern air force.
  • 1954 - Grace Kelly was on the cover of "LIFE" magazine.
  • 1982 - The British announced that Argentina had surrendered on South Georgia.
  • 1986 - The world’s worst nuclear disaster to date occurred at Chernobyl, in Kiev. Thirty-one people died in the incident and thousands more were exposed to radioactive material.

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