Eisenhower

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Whether we go or Weather we don't.
That is the question.
June 4, 1944 12:59 P.M.
The tension and anxiety in the air was thick and contagious. A man sat at a large desk with his back to the door, staring intently at a huge map pinned to the wall. Red arrows and blue pushpins were scattered haphazardly everywhere on the map. A clock in the corner ticked with increasing volume as the man rubbed his tired eyes. The clock struck one o'clock. The man turned to his desk and picked up His phone. The only app downloaded was the weather app. Eisenhower knew that this was the only app that mattered at the moment. If the weather wasn't just right for the invasion of France, he could lose thousands of men, just like Churchhill did at Gallipoli. Opening the app, he realized that the weather was going to be unsuitable for the invasion. Eisenhower put all of his trust in the weather app and delayed the invasion for 24 hours. History would prove that this was the right decision.

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