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'I was astonished at the vastness of the plan, & the greatness of Stile in the execution... the whole seems to be the work of Titans rather than a production of our Pigmy race of beings.'

Josiah Wedgwood, Jan. 1773, on the Runcorn locks completing the canal linking Manchester and Liverpool.

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May 9

1945 - Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel signs a ratification of German surrender.