Quote of the day
Recurrence is sure. What the mind suffered last week, or last year, it does not suffer now; but it will suffer again next week or next year. Happiness is not a matter of events; it depends upon the tides of the mind.
Daniel J. Boorstin
Born: October 1, 1914
Died: February 28, 2004 (aged 89)
Bio: Daniel Joseph Boorstin was an American historian at the University of Chicago, writing on many topics in American history and world history. He was appointed twelfth Librarian of the United States Congress in 1975 and served until 1987.
Known for:
- The Discoverers (1983)
- The Creators (1992)
- The Americans: The Democratic Experience (1973)
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