On this day, April 26, in 1521, Datu Zula of Mactan gifted Ferdinand Magellan two goats. This was the beginning of their “friendship,” leading to Magellan’s attempt to help Zula against Lapu-Lapu.

On this day in 1986, the Chornobyl nuclear accident occurred in Ukraine.
https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/April-26


On this day in 1954, mass testing of the Salk polio vaccine took place on 1.8 M children in the US.
https://todayinsci.com/4/4_26.htm


Today, April 26 is World Intellectual Property Day.


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