Quote of the day
There are no countries in the world less known by the British than these selfsame British Islands, or where more strange things are every day occurring.
Lucy Terry

Born: 1730
Died: July 11, 1821 (aged 91)
Bio: Lucy Terry Prince, often credited as simply Lucy Terry, was brought to Rhode Island as a slave from Africa. Her future husband purchased her freedom before their marriage in 1756. She composed a ballad, "Bars Fight", about a 1746 incident.