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They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old
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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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October 19
1935: League of Nations votes for partial sanctions against Italy after invasion of Ethiopia
1944: MONTO SPADURO, effective dates for battle honour begin (to 24 Oct 44)
1970: The RCR is fully deployed under the War Measures Act
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