Quote of the day
By their victory, the 3rd, 4th and 5th Marine Divisions and other units of the Fifth Amphibious Corps have made an accounting to their country which only history will be able to value fully. Among the Americans serving on Iwo island, uncommon valor was a common virtue.
Len Lye

Born: June 5, 1901
Died: May 15, 1980 (aged 78)
Bio: Leonard Charles Huia "Len" Lye, was a Christchurch, New Zealand-born artist known primarily for his experimental films and kinetic sculpture.
Known for:
- A Color Box (1935)
- Rainbow Dance (1936)
- Tusalava (1929)
- Free Radicals (1958)
- The Birth of the Robot (1936)