Quote of the day
Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.
E. E. Smith

Born: May 2, 1890
Died: August 31, 1965 (aged 75)
Bio: Edward Elmer Smith was an American food engineer and an early science fiction author, best known for the Lensman and Skylark series. He is sometimes called the father of space opera.