Quote of the day
Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.
Milton Meltzer

Born: May 8, 1915
Died: September 19, 2009 (aged 94)
Bio: Milton Meltzer was an American historian and author best known for his history nonfiction books on Jewish, African-American and American history.
Known for:
- Never to Forget (1976)
- Slavery (1971)
- Rescue (1988)
- The American Revolutionaries (1987)
- Underground Man (1972)