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Created: 2025-07-08 23:49:48 UTC

#OTD in 1986, Hyman G. Rickover died. The "Father of the Nuclear Navy" had gained a reputation for being so ornery and contrarian that people in the Pentagon joked he would be back in three days.

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XXXXXX engagements

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