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.
Edwin Gaustad

Born: November 14, 1923
Died: March 25, 2011 (aged 87)
Bio: Edwin Scott Gaustad was a Professor of History at the University of California, Riverside. He achieved fame with his study of the genealogy of religion in the United States, Historical atlas of religion in America.
Known for:
- The Religious History of America (1966)
- Historical Atlas of Religion in America (1962)
- Faith of the Founders (1987)
- Roger Williams: Lives and Legacies (2005)
- Dissent in American Religion (1973)