24 August 1991 Posted on August 23, 2012 by Staff The Ukraine declares itself independent from the Soviet Union. Famous Words of Inspiration..."It is largely because the free-thinkers, as a school, have hardly made up their minds whether they want to be more optimist or more pessimist than Christianity that their small but sincere movement has failed. For the duel is deadly; and any agnostic who wishes to be anything more than a Nihilist must sympathize with one version of nature or the other." GK Chesterton — Click here for more from GK Chesterton Related posts: 15 June 1752 19 September 1991 12 November 1991 17 January 1991 29 January 1991 21 May 1991 2 August 1939 24 August 79