Quote of the day
In the decline of the day, near Kentucky river, as we ascended the brow of a small hill, a number of Indians rushed out of a thick cane-brake upon us, and made us prisoners.
Gavrila Derzhavin
Born: July 14, 1743
Died: July 20, 1816 (aged 73)
Bio: Gavrila Romanovich Derzhavin was one of the most highly esteemed Russian poets before Alexander Pushkin, as well as a statesman.