Quote of the day
Nothing is impossible in this world. Firm determination, it is said, can move heaven and earth. Things appear far beyond one's power, because one cannot set his heart on any arduous project due to want of strong will.
Denis Mack Smith

Born: March 3, 1920
Died: July 11, 2017 (aged 97)
Bio: Denis Mack Smith was an English historian, specialising in the history of Italy from the Risorgimento onwards.
Known for:
- Mussolini (1981)
- Modern Italy (1997)
- Cavour and Garibaldi, 1860 (1954)
- Italy and its Monarchy (1989)
- Garibaldi, a great life in brief (1956)