April 26 Facts, Fun Trivia and History |
April 26 History Highlights |
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Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant |
Reactor No 4 was the site of the Chernobyl disaster in 1986 and is now within a large restricted area known as the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. It is also administered by the State Agency of Ukraine on Exclusion Zone Management that manages this former power plant and its exclusion zone. During a test, an extreme power surge caused water to flood out from under Reactor No 4`s damaged reactor core. 200 tons (180 metric tonnes) of solid radioactive fuel mass hit a pile against metal plates which were designed to slow down this kind of meltdown accident. |
April 26 is… |
National Help a Horse Day Pretzel Day Richter Scale Day World Intellectual Property (IP) Day World Pinhole Photography Day |
April 26 Birthday Quotes |
“Don’t wait for extraordinary circumstance to do good; try to use ordinary situations.” “I think it would be stupid for us to try and tell people who are dancing in a discotheque about the problems of the world. That is the very thing they have come away to avoid.” “If someone tells you that you cannot do something and you believe it, they are right.” “I wish heroes didn’t exist. Whenever we need a hero, it’s because there’s a problem that needs to be solved; it’s because two groups of people, or two countries, are hurting one another, so a hero is needed to save us. If everyone were at peace if everyone were happy, why would we need heroes? The world is better off without heroes.” |
April 26 Birthdays |
1879 – Eric Campbell, British actor (died in 1917) 1894 – Rudolf Hess, Egyptian-German politician, Nazi (died in 1987) 1900 – Charles Richter, American inventor and seismologist (died in 1985) 1933 – Carol Burnett, American actress, singer, and producer 1938 – Duane Eddy, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor 1938 – Maurice Williams, American doo-wop/R&B singer-songwriter 1940 – Giorgio Moroder, Italian singer-songwriter and producer 1942 – Bobby Rydell, American singer and actor 1963 – Jet Li, Chinese-Singaporean martial artist and actor 1965 – Kevin James, American comedic actor 1970 – Melania Trump, Slovene-American model; 45th First Lady of the United States 1977 – Tom Welling, American actor 1980 – Jordana Brewster, Panamanian-American actress 1980 – Channing Tatum, American actor |
April 26 History |
662 (Earthquake) Iran 1278 – Imprisoned for murder, John le F*cker sent a letter asking for bail, the earliest recorded instance of the English swear word “f*ck”. 1564 – Playwright William Shakespeare was baptized in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. People were traditionally baptized three days after birth, this is how we know his birthday was April 23. 1721 (Earthquake) Tabriz, Iran 1882 – A perpetual motion machine was Patented (#257,103) by John Sutliff. I’m pretty sure it didn’t really work. 1921 – The first US broadcast of the weather was made from St. Louis, Missouri, over station WEW. Or so legend has it. There were few rules in the earliest days of radio, so another station may have made a weather announcement. It was about 55 degrees. 1933 – The Gestapo, the official secret police force of Nazi Germany, was established. 1958 – #1 Hit April 26, 1958 – May 2, 1958: The Platters – Twilight Time 1975 – #1 Hit April 26, 1975 – May 2, 1975: B. J. Thomas – (Hey Won’t You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song 1977 – Studio 54 opened at 254 West 54th Street in New York City. 1978 – Ringo Starr’s Ringo a musical version of The Prince and the Pauper, aired on NBC, with George Harrison narrating. 1986 – Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant disaster, Ukraine, sending a radioactive cloud over much of Europe. It was announced two days later. 1989 (Tornado) Daulatpur-Salturia Tornado, Bangladesh killed 1300 people and injured 12,000. 1985 – Just one of the Guys and Stick were released in theaters. 1996 – The Truth About Cats & Dogs, The Quest, Mulholland Falls and Sunset Park debuted in theaters. 2002 – Jason and Life, or Something Like It were released in theaters. 2010 – Boobquake was envisioned by Jennifer McCreight. An estimated 200,000 people participated worldwide, and the epicenter was considered the Purdue Bell Tower in West Lafayette, Indiana. 2011 – The Voice premiered on NBC 2018 – American comedian Bill Cosby was found guilty of sexual assault. 2019 – Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Endgame was released |
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts |
I’ve always hated calling our galaxy “The Milky Way”. Maybe after the Andromeda merger, we’ll come up with a better one. A group of Sardines is called a Family. The town of Hot Springs, New Mexico changed its town name to Truth or Consequences, in honor of the radio show of the same name. John Ford – Real Name: Sean O’Fearna “No hay banda! There is no band! Il n’est pas de orquestra! This is all a tape-recording. No hay banda! And yet we hear a band.” – Bondar in Mulholland Dr. #moviequotes “Millions of people live in this world, maybe it’s not to late, to learn how to live and forget how to hate.” #songlyrics Scotland’s national animal is the unicorn. Still using my Santa stamps. Thumbin’ my nose at The Man. “I feel like I’m taking crazy pills!” – Zoolander #moviequotes “Cut ties from all the lies you’ve been living in.” #songlyrics A “double-blind” study means that both the patient AND the researcher don’t know who the control group is and which option the placebo is. “If you don’t stand for something you will fall for anything.” #songlyrics |
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