WebFrederick Law Olmsted, America’s foremost landscape architect of the nineteenth century, was born on April 26, 1822. Son of a well-to-do Hartford, Connecticut, merchant, Olmsted spent much of his childhood enjoying rural New England scenery. Weakened eyesight due to illness forced him to abandon plans to attend Yale University.

WebPeople’s Daily publishes the People’s Daily editorial of April 26 which inflames the nascent Tiananmen Square protests. The deadliest tornado in world history strikes Central Bangladesh, killing upwards of 1,300, injuring 12,000, and leaving as many as 80,000 homeless. Seventy tornadoes break out in the central United States.

WebApril 26th 1478 was not just an ordinary day it was the day of an assassination attempt of the Pazzi family upon members of the Medici family. ... Lessons from History is a platform for writers ...

WebApr 26, 2021 · 1865: John Wilkes booth dies. After assassinating the then US President, Abraham Lincoln on 14th April, John Wilkes Booth was on run. A manhunt began which lasted for about 12 days, after which he was caught hiding in a barn on a Virginia farm. He was shot in the tussle and died at the spot. Though various rumours say that Booth …

WebApril 26, 1957: The Orioles beat the Yankees in three consecutive games at Yankee Stadium for the first time in team history. New York was the defending World Series champion. Advertisement.

WebApr 26, 2020 · 2014 Rd1, Gm5: Avalanche win. 01:51 • April 26th, 2014. 2018: The Vegas Golden Knights become the first team in NHL history to win its first five playoff games by defeating the San Jose Sharks 7 ...

Web26 APRIL Featured Events. 2013 Country singer George Jones dies at age 81 from hypoxic respiratory failure, just a couple weeks after his final concert in Knoxville, Tennessee.. 2003 The Morgan Creek Bridge in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, is renamed the James Taylor Bridge in honor of the singer, who mentioned it in his song "Copperline.". 1994 Live …

WebApr 26, 2021 · Today in History for April 26th. April 25, 2021, 7:44 PM. Highlights of this day in history: The Chernobyl nuclear accident; John Wilkes Booth, President Lincoln's assassin, killed; Guernica bombed in the Spanish Civil War; Vermont enacts same-sex civil unions; TV star Lucille Ball dies. (April 26)

WebApr 26, 2021 · April 26, 2021 United States Holidays & Popular Observances. International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day. World Intellectual Property Day. Lesbian Visibility Day. National Pretzel Day. April 26, 2021 was the 15th day of …

WebApril 26, 1986: Intense thunderstorms swept across southeast South Dakota, southwest Minnesota, and northwest Iowa. Baseball size hail fell in a 15-mile wide swath from near Pickstown to Scotland, South Dakota. The large hail caused extensive damage to windows, roofs, siding, and vehicles in the path of the storm.

WebFriday April 26, 1985. We've performed the most in-depth research possible on April 26, 1985, here's what our experts found out: it was Friday, under the sign of Taurus (see Chinese Zodiac and Moon Sign on April 26, 1985 ). The US president was Ronald Reagan (Republican), the UK Prime Minister was Margaret Thatcher (Conservative), Pope St …