THE NP CHRONICLE : 21ST JULY

The NP Chronicle 

21st July

Alexander III of Macedon (20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), most commonly known as Alexander the Great, was king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon. He succeeded his father Philip II to the throne in 336 BC at the age of 20, and spent most of his reign conducting a lengthy military campaign throughout Asia and Egypt. By the age of 30, he had created one of the largest empires in history, stretching from Greece to northwestern India. He was undefeated in battle and is widely considered to be one of history's greatest and most successful military commanders.

"I am indebted to my father for living, but to my teacher for living well."

-- Alexander the Great

"There is nothing impossible to him who will try."

-- Alexander the Great

"A tomb now suffices him for whom the world was not enough."

(Alexander's tombstone epitaph)

-- Alexander the Great

"Through every generation of the human race there has been a constant war, a war with fear. Those who have the courage to conquer it are made free and those who are conquered by it are made to suffer until they have the courage to defeat it, or death takes them."

-- Alexander the Great

"An army of sheep led by a lion is better than an army of lions led by a sheep."

-- Alexander the Great

Today is:

▪︎ Belgium's National Day

▪︎ National Be Someone Day in USA

▪︎ Birth anniversary of Alexander the Great 

▪︎ Death anniversary of Ernest Hemingway, Alan Shepard

BELGIUM

Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to the south, and the North Sea to the west. Belgium covers an area of 30,689 km2 (11,849 sq mi) and has a population of more than 11.8 million; its population density of 383/km2 (990/sq mi) ranks 22nd in the world and sixth in Europe. The capital and largest metropolitan region is Brussels; other major cities are Antwerp, Ghent, Charleroi, Liège, Bruges, Namur, and Leuven.

Belgium ranks 8th in the latest FIFA Men's World Rankings with 1,778.36 points. Beyond football, the country ranks 11th overall in the U.S. News Best Countries list, and its top academic institution, KU Leuven, ranks in the top 60 globally in the QS World University Rankings.