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.
Giovanni Schiaparelli
Born: March 14, 1835
Died: July 4, 1910 (aged 75)
Bio: Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli was an Italian astronomer and science historian.