Quote of the day
Instead of causing us to remember the past like the old monuments, the new monuments seem to cause us to forget the future
John H. Plumb

Born: August 20, 1911
Died: October 21, 2001 (aged 90)
Bio: Sir John Harold Plumb, FBA was a British historian, known for his books on British 18th century history. He wrote over thirty books.
Known for:
- The Death of the Past (1969)
- The first four Georges (1956)
- England in the eighteenth century (1950)
- The Italian Renaissance (1961)