Quote of the day
The United States form a young republic, a confederacy which ought ever to be cemented by a union of interests and affection, under the influence of those principles which obtained their independence.
Leopold II of Belgium
Born: April 9, 1835
Died: December 17, 1909 (aged 74)
Bio: Leopold II was the second King of the Belgians, chiefly remembered for the founding and exploitation of the Congo Free State as a private venture.