Quote of the day
The adoption by Jefferson and the Republicans of the political structure of their opponents is of an importance hardly inferior to that of the adoption of the Constitution by the states.
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)






