Quote of the day
There is no mistaking the dismay on the face of a writer who has just heard that his brain child is a deformed idiot.
Alexander Muir
Born: April 5, 1830
Died: June 26, 1906 (aged 76)
Bio: Alexander Muir was a Canadian songwriter, poet, soldier, and school headmaster. He was the composer of The Maple Leaf Forever, which he wrote in October 1867 to celebrate the Confederation of Canada.