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1986: Mortal Peril, Chernobyl and the Soviets

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Kari Lucin

The Chernobyl disaster actually occurred on April 26, 1986.

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1986: Yeltsin, Communist Party Chief

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Kari Lucin

It’s a little strange to see Boris Yeltsin referenced as a Communist Party Chief in the wake of the Chernobyl tragedy in 1986..

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1986: Local Tornadoes Cost $1.5 million

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Kari Lucin

  One set of tornadoes cost $1.5 in Nobles County in 1986, and also injured a person, and killed a 4-year-old Rock Rapids girl.

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1986: U.S. Is Exaggerating Chernobyl Accident?

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Kari Lucin

It’s still difficult to say exactly what Chernobyl’s death toll was. 31 deaths were directly attributable to the accident, apparently.

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1986: A Primer on Radiation, Post-Chernobyl

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Kari Lucin

Here’s a brief primer on radiation in the wake of the Chernobyl explosion and meltdown in 1986. People really freaked out, and I can’t blame them.

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1986: Bone Marrow Specialist Helps After Chernobyl

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Kari Lucin

They were allowing an American specialist in to help after the Chernobyl reactor disaster in 1986.

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1986: Blurry Soviet Image of Chernobyl’s Results

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Kari Lucin

Back in 1986,  it was more possible to cover up something like a nuclear meltdown explosion and disaster–but still not completely possible. Contrast the above blurry image, taken from television, with this extremely clear one.

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1986: Ellsworth Cleans Up After Tornado

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Kari Lucin
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1959: Hail Destroys Crops Near Slayton

Posted on July 25, 2009 by ming01

In 1959, a hailstorm swept through the area, pummelling the John DeJong farm in the Valhalla-Lake Sarah area. This is why it makes me feel a little ill whenever I hear a storm may be carrying hail. Next post from … Continue reading →

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1984: Soaking Pea Pods

Posted on June 20, 2009 by ming01

Humor is a very good psychological defense against Bad Stuff. This Pea Pod made me giggle.

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