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 M. Barry

Born: 1947 (age 78)
Bio: John M. Barry is an American author and historian, perhaps best known for his award-winning books on the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927, the influenza pandemic of 1918, and the development of the modern form of the ideas of separation of church and state and individual liberty.
Known for:
- The Great Influenza (2004)
- Rising Tide (1997)