Quote of the day
The best thing we can do if we want the Russians to let us be Americans is to let the Russians be Russian.
Robert Smalls
Born: April 5, 1839
Died: February 23, 1915 (aged 75)
Bio: Robert Smalls was an enslaved African American who, during and after the American Civil War, gained freedom and became a ship's pilot, sea captain, and politician.