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Saturday, 4 April 2026
42 facts about Kyshtym disaster
42 facts about Kyshtym disaster
The first nuclear accident in Earth's history
Before information about it saw the light of day, the Soviets hid it for over 30 years. The explosion at the Mayak combine was the first nuclear accid ...

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Dyatlov Pass incident
The expedition was scheduled to begin on January 23, 1959.
In addition to the desire to conquer one of the most difficult mountain routes, the expedition also ...
Jamestown
The idea of establishing an overseas British colony came from the Virginia Company of London, with the blessing of King James I.
King James I charted the Virginia Company of London in 1606 with the sole goal of colonizing the eas ...
Masada
After its expansion, Masada was regarded as the most powerful of all the fortresses in Judea.
Medieval world
The Middle Ages were also the time of the Crusades. They were originally intended to reclaim the Holy Land from Muslim hands, although political pressures sometimes took them in surprising directions.
The First Crusade was the only de facto successful expedition. Launched by Pope Urban in 1096, it re ...
Ancient Sumer
The most famous ruler of the period of the Sumer civilization is Gilgamesh.
He is the historic king of the city of Uruk, with a lot of legends surrounding him, making it diffic ...
Medieval world
The Middle Ages brought two deadly epidemics to Europe.
The first, the Plague of Justinian, struck the Old Continent between 541 and 542, when it arrived in ...
Dyatlov Pass incident
After the case file was declassified, the evidence, including photos, was passed to the public domain.
Among the photos documenting the expedition of the Dyatlov group, there is one that invariably elect ...
Jamestown
Pocahontas married a successful tobacco planter, John Rolfe, in 1614.
Soon after, she gave birth to a boy named Thomas Rolfe and left for England in 1617 with her husband ...
Kyshtym disaster
The procedure of pouring waste into the Techa continued until 1956.
More than 28,000 people lived along the river in 38 villages. For most of them, the Techa River was ...
Ancient Sumer
We owe the Sumer the invention of the wheel.