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      Events from History: 26 April 1986

      Shadow Over Chernobyl: The Catastrophe Unfolds In the early hours of April 26, 1986, the world witnessed the worst nuclear disaster in history at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Pripyat, Ukraine, then part of the Soviet Union. The catastrophe began during a late-night safety test in the plant’s fourth reactor, leading to an explosion and fire that released massive amounts of radioactive particles into the atmosphere. The explosion occurred at 1:23 AM, immediately killing…

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