Quote of the day
The United States form a young republic, a confederacy which ought ever to be cemented by a union of interests and affection, under the influence of those principles which obtained their independence.
Jacques Cartier
Born: December 31, 1491
Died: September 1, 1557 (aged 65)
Bio: Jacques Cartier was a French explorer of Breton origin who claimed what is now Canada for France.