{"id":207928,"date":"2020-01-01T13:09:30","date_gmt":"2020-01-01T13:09:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/day\/april-26\/"},"modified":"2024-01-14T00:29:38","modified_gmt":"2024-01-14T00:29:38","slug":"april-26","status":"publish","type":"otd_day","link":"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/day\/april-26\/","title":{"rendered":"April 26: Facts & Historical Events On This Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

April 26th is known as Hug an Australian Day and Pretzel Day.

Welcome to the 116^{th day of the year! We’re gradually getting through the year, but we still have another days left in 2025.}

The history of this day will certainly impress you! Here we’ve hand-picked our most favorite historical events that happened on this special day. Not only that, but we’ve also got some other fun facts about April 26th.

Did you know that on this day in 1954, the first major mass trials of polio vaccines began? Around 443,000 children received shots in its first three months.

Keep reading for more fun & interesting facts about April 26^{th in history!\r\n\r\n}

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What memorable events happened on April 26 in history? Keep reading to find out!\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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2021\r\n\r\n
A Texas resident narrowly avoided a felony after forgetting to return a VHS rental tape after 22 years.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Caron McBride unknowingly had a copy of “Sabrina the Teenage Witch” since 1999. Even though the store had since closed, her record still stated she was guilty of “felony embezzlement.” The case was since dropped, but McBride suspected her record was the reason for difficulty acquiring jobs.\r\n\r\n
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2017\r\n\r\n
The Handmaid’s Tale debuted on Hulu.\r\n\r\n
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It starred Elisabeth Moss, Joseph Fiennes, and Yvonne Strahovski and is based on the book by Margaret Atwood.\r\n\r\n
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2011\r\n\r\n
The Voice, a reality singing competition television show, premiered on NBC.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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1992\r\n\r\n
Rapper Ice Cube married Kimberly Woodruff.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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1986\r\n\r\n
The Chernobyl power plant in Ukraine exploded, killing 31 people and spreading contamination across Western Europe.\r\n\r\n
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1982\r\n\r\n
Great Britain claimed South Georgia Island after Argentina surrendered following the Falklands War.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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1982\r\n\r\n
Singer Rod Stewart was robbed at gunpoint.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
He was on Sunset Boulevard, doing some shopping when a gunman asked him for the keys to his 1977 Porsche Turbo-Carrera car.\r\n\r\n
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1962\r\n\r\n
Ariel 1, the first British-American satellite, was launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida, US.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The launch of Ariel 1 made the UK the third nation to operate a satellite, joining the US and the Soviet Union. Ariel 1 was used to measure X-ray energy from solar flares.\r\n\r\n
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1954\r\n\r\n
The first major mass trials of polio vaccines began.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Around 443,000 children received their shots within the first three months.\r\n\r\n
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1933\r\n\r\n
The official secret police force of Nazi Germany, the Gestapo, was established.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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1915\r\n\r\n
The Treaty of London was signed by Italy, Britain, France, and Russia.\r\n\r\n
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The treaty was to continue an alliance proceeding World War I.\r\n\r\n
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1803\r\n\r\n
A meteorite shower caused thousands of meteor fragments to fall in L’Aigle, France.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
This event convinced European scientists that meteors actually existed.\r\n\r\n
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1564\r\n\r\n
William Shakespeare was baptized in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The date of Shakespeare’s birth is unknown; however, historians believe it was shortly before this day.\r\n\r\n
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1514\r\n\r\n
Astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus made his first observation of Saturn.\r\n\r\n
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Copernicus later proposed that the sun is stationary and that the Earth and the planets move in circular orbits around it.\r\n\r\n
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Famous Births\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Is today your birthday? If so, you share this special day with Channing Tatum! Check out more famous people born on this day below.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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1980\r\n\r\n
Channing Tatum\r\n\r\n
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$\"Channing$ \r\n\r\n
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44 years old\r\n\r\n\r\n