The T-26 tank was a Soviet light infantry tank used in the 1930s and
World War II. It is widely considered one of the most successful tank
designs of the 1930s until its light armor became vulnerable to newer
anti-tank guns. It was produced in greater numbers than any other tank
of the period, with more than 11,000 manufactured, and it was used
extensively in the armies of Spain, China and Turkey. Many variants were
produced, including different combat vehicles based on its chassis such
as flame-throwing tanks, remotely controlled tanks, and armoured
carriers. The T-26 together with the BT was the Red Army's main tank in
the interwar period. Though nearly obsolete by the beginning of World
War II, it was the most important tank of the Spanish Civil War and
played a significant role in the Battle of Lake Khasan in 1938 and the
Winter War in 1939–40. The T-26 was the most numerous Soviet tank
during the German invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941. The T-26
was used in the Battle of Moscow in winter 1941/42, the Battle of
Stalingrad and the Battle of the Caucasus in 1942–43. The tanks last
saw use in August 1945, during the defeat of the Japanese Kwantung Army
in Manchuria.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-26>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1460:
War of the Roses: Richard, Duke of York, was killed in the
Battle of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England, and his army was
destroyed.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Wakefield>
1853:
The United States purchased approximately 29,600 sq mi
(77,000 km2) of land south of the Gila River and west of the Rio Grande
(map pictured) from Mexico for $10 million.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gadsden_Purchase>
1903:
In the deadliest single-building fire in United States history,
the Iroquois Theatre fire claimed 602 lives in Chicago.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iroquois_Theatre_fire>
2000:
A series of bombings occurred around Metro Manila in the
Philippines within a span of a few hours, killing 22 people and injuring
100 others.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rizal_Day_bombings>
2006:
Former President of Iraq Saddam Hussein was executed after
being found guilty of crimes against humanity by the Iraqi Special
Tribunal.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Execution_of_Saddam_Hussein>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
peckled:
(now UK dialectal) Speckled, spotted.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/peckled>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
The true Vedantic spirit does not start out with a system of
preconceived ideas. It possesses absolute liberty and unrivaled courage
among religions with regard to the facts to be observed and the diverse
hypotheses it has laid down for their coordination. Never having been
hampered by a priestly order, each man has been entirely free to search
wherever he pleased for the spiritual explanation of the spectacle of
the universe. 
--Romain Rolland
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Romain_Rolland>