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.
John Jacob Astor
Born: July 17, 1763
Died: March 29, 1848 (aged 84)
Bio: John Jacob Astor, born Johann Jakob Astor, was a German-American businessman, merchant, fur trader, and investor who was the first prominent member of the Astor family and the first multi-millionaire in the United States.