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.
Shunroku Hata
Born: July 26, 1879
Died: May 10, 1962 (aged 82)
Bio: Shunroku Hata was a Gensui in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. He was the last surviving Japanese military officer with a marshal's rank. Hata was convicted of war crimes and sentenced to life imprisonment.