THE DAY IN HISTORY · APRIL 26
April 26 in history
What happened on April 26: 2 moments from the Maps of History atlases, in 1937 and 1986, each linked to the map that shows it.
— Bombing of Guernica
26 Apr 1937 — The Condor Legion bombs and burns the Basque market town of Guernica, killing hundreds. Picasso’s canvas makes the town a warning to the century of what bombing means. Remember.
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— Chernobyl disaster
26 Apr 1986 — Reactor 4 explodes at Chernobyl. Fallout crosses Europe while the state lies for days. About 50 people die directly, thousands more deaths are projected, and 350,000 people are displaced. Gorbachev later calls it “perhaps the real cause” of collapse. Remember.
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