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Event of the day! April 26th

Posted: April 26th, 2017, 11:40 am
by Made In Quebec
Did you know that,

31 years ago, was when Chernobyl turned of their security measure intentionnaly, in order to perfom system tests. Due to various reason, the tests were delayed until the night shift came in, and they were not well trained to perform these tests, which lead to the Explosion of reactor #4 in the early hours of the night. 2 people died immediately from the blast, while another 29 died from radiation soon after.

History, needs never be forgotten!

Re: Event of the day! April 26th

Posted: April 26th, 2017, 7:28 pm
by hrs024
and thousands are getting terrible cancers all throughout europe to this day!

Re: Event of the day! April 26th

Posted: April 27th, 2017, 10:19 pm
by kentares

Re: Event of the day! April 26th

Posted: May 3rd, 2017, 6:20 pm
by Gargl Kark
AND: April 26th is world motörhead day!

Re: Event of the day! April 26th

Posted: April 26th, 2018, 4:12 pm
by Made In Quebec
Bump, so we don't forget!

Re: Event of the day! April 26th

Posted: April 26th, 2018, 4:43 pm
by Bama
Gargl Kark wrote:AND: April 26th is world motörhead day!

Now that is a B U M P

Re: Event of the day! April 26th

Posted: April 28th, 2020, 10:42 pm
by Bama
To Kill a Mockingbird author, Harper Lee, was born on this day 1926, in Monroeville, Alabama. The youngest of four children, she grew up as a tomboy in a small town.

Re: Event of the day! April 26th

Posted: April 28th, 2020, 10:46 pm
by Bama
April 28, 1937 - The first transpacific flight by a commercial passenger airliner is completed when Pan American Airways' Martin M-130, China Clipper, arrived at Hong Kong.-

Re: Event of the day! April 26th

Posted: April 28th, 2020, 10:48 pm
by Bama
On this day April 28th in 1758 James Monroe was born. He went on to become the 5th US President of the United States. Monroe was the last of the Founding Fathers. His Presidency coinciding with the Era of Good Feeling.

Re: Event of the day! April 26th

Posted: April 29th, 2020, 1:16 am
by Facko
Made In Quebec wrote: April 26th, 2017, 11:40 am Did you know that,

31 years ago, was when Chernobyl turned of their security measure intentionnaly, in order to perfom system tests. Due to various reason, the tests were delayed until the night shift came in, and they were not well trained to perform these tests, which lead to the Explosion of reactor #4 in the early hours of the night. 2 people died immediately from the blast, while another 29 died from radiation soon after.

History, needs never be forgotten!
Even by the standards back then Chernobyl was considered a peice of shit. Poor safety standards and ignorance keep us in the dark ages longer than we're need to be. That's the real lesson we should take from it. Not another nuclear fear story.

(I love Godzilla and fist of the north star but c'mon Japan... get over it!)

Re: Event of the day! April 26th

Posted: April 29th, 2020, 11:08 am
by Calvin
someone really missed a trick with "3 years ago today this thread was posted!"

never mind

Re: Event of the day! April 26th

Posted: April 29th, 2020, 5:28 pm
by Bama
President Richard Nixon announced he would release transcripts of some of his secret White House tapes on This Day in History

Re: Event of the day! April 26th

Posted: April 29th, 2020, 5:31 pm
by Bama
75 years ago, Dachau concentration camp was liberated by members of the U.S. Army’s 45th Infantry Division.

Re: Event of the day! April 26th

Posted: April 29th, 2020, 8:24 pm
by Facko
Calvin wrote: April 29th, 2020, 11:08 am someone really missed a trick with "3 years ago today this thread was posted!"

never mind
Booze ftw

Re: Event of the day! April 26th

Posted: April 30th, 2020, 11:01 pm
by Bama
1975: Following an epic evacuation of 7,000 people, the city of Saigon falls to North Vietnamese forces, ending the long, costly and deadly conflict in Vietnam.