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A man may devote himself to death and destruction to save a nation; but no nation will devote itself to death and destruction to save mankind. - Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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On this day:
1st Cricket match between Eton & Harrow Schools - 1805, Kew Devastated by Ice-Fall - 1879, Jesse Owens Wins Olympic Gold - 1936
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