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 McCune Smith
Born: April 18, 1813
Died: November 17, 1865 (aged 52)
Bio: James McCune Smith was an American physician, apothecary, abolitionist, and author. He was the first African American to hold a medical degree and graduated at the top in his class at the University of Glasgow.