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They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old
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There is nothing inevitable about military victory, even for forces of apparently overwhelming strength. The Greeks at Marathon, Alexander against the Persian Empire, the success of the colonists against the British in the American Revolution, Napoleon over the Austrians in Italy... all offer dramatic evidence to the contrary. In the absence of inspired military leadership... the more powerful side wears down the weaker.
- Bevin Alexander
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April 26
1860: The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada: In Pace Paratus (In peace prepared)
1986: An explosion of Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine resulted in a nuclear meltdown sending radioactivity into the atmosphere. The Radiation fallout spread throughout Europe. Chernobyl disaster is considered the largest nuclear accident in history.
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