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Famous Quote For April 26

"It is a great art to saunter."

Henry David Thoreau, 1841

April 26 Birthdays

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April 26 History

1986 - Worst nuclear disaster, Chernobyl USSR, 31 die

1977 - NY's famed disco Studio 54 opens

1928 - Dedication of Los Angeles' City Hall, a building which symbolizes L.A.

1900 - On a Farm in Ohio Charles Richter born, he developed the Richter scale for measuring earthquakes

1467 - The miraculous image of Our Lady of Good Counsel appears in Genazzano, Italy.

This Day In Business

1956 - First Container ship, carrying modern day intermodal shipping containers, embarks on journey from Port, New Jersey to Houston, Texas.

This Day In Entertainment

1989 - Mike Tyson gets a speeding ticket for driving 71 mph in a 30 mph zone.

This Day In Geography

1607 - Colonists of the first British colony of Jamestown, Virginia land at Cape Henry, Virginia.

This Day In Sports

1931 - Lou Gehrig called out passing runner after home run - costing him AL home run title.

April 26th Holiday

Confederate Memorial Day (Florida and Georgia) - Honors those who died in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.

Today's Birthday Trivia

In 2006, he released a pair of films about the 1945 Battle of Iwo Jima: Flags of Our Fathers, which told a story of American soldiers, and Letters from Iwo Jima, which focused on Japanese soldiers. Who is he?

Today's Birthday Horoscope

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