Quote of the day
There are no countries in the world less known by the British than these selfsame British Islands, or where more strange things are every day occurring.
James Connolly
Born: June 5, 1868
Died: May 12, 1916 (aged 47)
Bio: James Connolly was an Irish republican and socialist leader, aligned to syndicalism and the Industrial Workers of the World. He was born in the Cowgate area of Edinburgh, Scotland, to Irish immigrant parents.
Known for:
- The Re-conquest of Ireland (1915)