Today in History: April 26

Today is Tuesday, April 26, the 117th day of 2016. There are 249 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On April 26, 1986, a major accident occurred at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine (then part of the Soviet Union) as an explosion and fire caused radioactive fallout to begin spewing into the atmosphere over much of Europe, forcing hundreds of thousands from their homes in the most heavily hit areas.
On this date:
In 1777, 16-year-old Sybil Ludington, sometimes r