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.
Salo Wittmayer Baron
Born: May 26, 1895
Died: November 25, 1989 (aged 94)
Bio: Salo Wittmayer Baron was an American historian, described as "the greatest Jewish historian of the 20th century". Baron taught at Columbia University from 1930 until his retirement in 1963.
Known for:
- The Jewish community (1942)
- Modern nationalism and religion (1947)