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Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster - One Minute History
Pripyat, Ukraine. In the early morning hours of April 26, 1986, Soviet engineers are tasked with conducting a safety test of Reactor 4 at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Unfortunately, the third shift engineers on duty have not been...
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Ammonium Salts and Solutions
Learn the basics about solubility rules for insoluble salts, as part of the overall acids, bases and alkali topic.
One Minute History
104 Chernobyl Disaster - One Minute History
Pripyat, Ukraine. In the early morning hours of April 26, 1986, Soviet engineers are tasked with conducting a safety test of Reactor 4 at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Unfortunately, the third shift engineers on duty have not been...
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What Have Sunflowers Got To Do With Nuclear Disasters?
Sunflowers are the international symbol for nuclear disarmament. You will most likely find sunflowers around areas where nuclear disasters have occurred in the past. Following the 1986 meltdown at the Chernobyl Power Plant in Ukraine,...
Weird History
Chernobyl-Everything That Went Wrong
It’s hard for those of us in the modern era to grasp the true horror of the Chernobyl disaster. Even a deep dive into the Chernobyl meltdown timeline can only reveal so much about the very real, visceral consequences of the event....
Weird History
3 Mile Island Meltdown
The story of Three Mile Island shows that nuclear incidents can be prevented, as long as the right safety measures are in place and the employees are trained properly. What happened on Three Mile Island was small in comparison to the...
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Dinner Table Bargain - Establishing America - One Minute History
The 1st Congress of the newly established United States is hopelessly deadlocked on two critical issues. James Madison and the Southern states are pushing to move the seat of government from New York City to a location on the Potomac...
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The Worst Part Of The Chernobyl Disaster Isn't What You Thought
On April 26th, 1986, there was a catastrophic accident at the USSR's nuclear power plant near Chernobyl. Despite the couple of immediate deaths caused by the explosion, other effects of the disaster were arguably much worse. Here are...