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.
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)