This week in history
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April 26, 1986,Chernobyl Disaster On the night of April 26, 1986, a safety test at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine went out of control, resulting in one of the greatest nuclear disasters in history. Initially, the full extent of the event was not understood. Authorities tried to conceal the situation, but radiation continued…