On this day, May 15, 1940 Richard and Maurice McDonald opened the first McDonald’s restaurant.
Today there are over 39,000 McDonald restaurants in 119 markets.
On this day, May 8, 1988 the Soviet Army began to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan. It meant 115,000 troops were on their way back to the Soviet Union.
It is said one of the reasons for their defeat in Afghanistan was because of the central command system within the army. All operational activities had to be sanctioned by remote commanders often far away from the theatre of war.
In the guerrilla warfare waged by the Afghans they would have attacked and caused damage and multiple casualties before the Soviet troops on the ground were given permission for a counter offensive.
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