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.
T. R. Fehrenbach

Born: January 12, 1925
Died: December 1, 2013 (aged 88)
Bio: Theodore Reed "T. R." Fehrenbach, Jr. was an American historian, columnist, and the former head of the Texas Historical Commission.
Known for:
- Lone Star: A History of Texas and the Texans (1968)
- Comanches: The History of a People (2003)
- Seven Keys to Texas (1983)
- Fire and Blood: A History of Mexico (1973)