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.
Samuel Wilson
Born: September 13, 1766
Died: July 31, 1854 (aged 87)
Bio: Samuel Wilson was a meat packer from Troy, New York whose name is purportedly the source of the personification of the United States known as "Uncle Sam".