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They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old
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It is customary in the democratic countries to deplore expenditures on armaments as conflicting with the requirements of social services. There is a tendency to forget that the most important social service a government can do for its people is to keep them alive and free.
- Air Chief Marshal Sir John Slessor
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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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