Quote of the day
Wars and elections are both too big and too small to matter in the long run. The daily work—that goes on, it adds up.
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)