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They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old



Once upon a time we knew what to do. A British district officer, coming upon a scene of suttee, was told by the locals that in Hindu culture it was the custom to cremate a widow on her husband's funeral pyre. He replied that in British culture it was the custom to hang chaps who did that sort of thing. There are many great things about India - curry, pyjamas, sitars, software engineers -- but suttee was not one of them. What a pity we're no longer capable of being 'judgmental' and 'discriminating'.

- Mark Steyn

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ADSM
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artillery delivered scatterable mines


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Today in Military History

February 10



1763:

The Peace of Paris ceded to Canada and Britain


1840:

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert married


1840:

Upper and Lower Canada United


1945:

HMCS SPIKENARD torpedoed by U-136 while enroute to Northern Ireland




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