Quote of the day
Nobody ever did anything very foolish except from some strong principle.
Josephus Daniels
Born: May 18, 1862
Died: January 15, 1948 (aged 85)
Bio: Josephus Daniels was a progressive Democrat, and newspaper editor and publisher from North Carolina who was appointed by United States President Woodrow Wilson to serve as Secretary of the Navy during World War I. He was also a close friend and supporter of President Franklin D.
Known for:
- Editor in Politics (1941)
- Our Navy at War (1922)
- The life of Woodrow Wilson, 1856-1924 (1924)
- The Wilson era: years of peace, 1910-1917 (1944)
- Tar heel editor (1939)