Quote of the day
The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights.
Laura Nyro

Born: October 18, 1947
Died: April 8, 1997 (aged 49)
Bio: Laura Nyro was an American songwriter, singer, and pianist.
Known for:
- Eli and the Thirteenth Confession (1968)
- New York Tendaberry (1969)
- More Than a New Discovery (1967)
- Gonna Take a Miracle (1971)
- Christmas and the Beads of Sweat (1970)