A Transit-5bn satellite fails to reach orbit after launch; as it re-enters the atmosphere, 2.1 pounds (0.95Β kg) of radioactive plutonium in its SNAP RTG power source is widely dispersed. Date: April 21, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 21 π Events on this day in 1964 π On This Day…
The 1964β1965 New York World's Fair opens for its second and final season. Date: April 21, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 21 π Events on this day in 1965 π On This Day (Today)
Rastafari movement: Haile Selassie of Ethiopia visits Jamaica, an event now celebrated as Grounation Day. Date: April 21, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 21 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day (Today)
A tornado outbreak in Illinois, United States, kills over 50 and injures over 1,000. Belvidere sustains over 500 casualties as a violent tornado strikes the high school. Another tornado near Chicago causes another 500 casualties, devastating Oak Lawn. Date: April 21, 1967 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 21 π Events…
A few days before the general election in Greece, Colonel George Papadopoulos leads a coup d'Γ©tat, establishing a military regime that lasts for seven years. Date: April 21, 1967 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 21 π Events on this day in 1967 π On This Day (Today)
Astronauts John Young and Charles Duke fly Apollo 16's Apollo Lunar Module to the Moon's surface, the fifth NASA Apollo Program crewed lunar landing. Date: April 21, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 21 π Events on this day in 1972 π On This Day (Today)
Vietnam War: President of South Vietnam Nguyα» n VΔn Thiα»u flees Saigon, as XuΓ’n Lα»c, the last South Vietnamese outpost blocking a direct North Vietnamese assault on Saigon, falls. Date: April 21, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 21 π Events on this day in 1975 π On This Day (Today)
Annie opens on Broadway. Date: April 21, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 21 π Events on this day in 1977 π On This Day (Today)
Baseball: Rollie Fingers of the Milwaukee Brewers becomes the first pitcher to record 300 saves. Date: April 21, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 21 π Events on this day in 1982 π On This Day (Today)
The compound of the militant group The Covenant, The Sword, and the Arm of the Lord surrenders to federal authorities in Arkansas after a two-day government siege. Date: April 21, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 21 π Events on this day in 1985 π On This Day (Today)