On this day in history
April 26
American
1865Federal troops corner John Wilkes Booth in a Virginia barn and kill him.
Federal troops corner John Wilkes Booth in a Virginia barn and kill him.
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World
1937German and Italian bombers obliterate the Basque town of Guernica, the first terror bombing of civilians.
German and Italian bombers obliterate the Basque town of Guernica, the first terror bombing of civilians.
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1986Reactor 4 explodes at Chernobyl, the worst nuclear disaster in history.
Reactor 4 explodes at Chernobyl, the worst nuclear disaster in history.
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1478Assassins strike the Medici at Mass in Florence's cathedral, killing Giuliano in the Pazzi conspiracy.
Assassins strike the Medici at Mass in Florence's cathedral, killing Giuliano in the Pazzi conspiracy.
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1933Hermann Goering founds the Gestapo, the Nazi secret police.
Hermann Goering founds the Gestapo, the Nazi secret police.
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