Quote of the day
I don't say 'Tis impossible for an impudent man not to rise in the world, but a moderate merit with a large share of impudence is more probable to be advanced than the greatest qualifications without it.
Black Kettle
Born: 1803
Died: November 27, 1868 (aged 65)
Bio: Chief Black Kettle born to the Northern Só'taeo'o Wutapai band of the Southern Cheyenne; after 1854 he was a prominent leader of the Southern Cheyenne, who led efforts to resist American settlement from Kansas and Colorado territories.