Quote of the day
At each increase of knowledge, as well as on the contrivance of every new tool, human labour becomes abridged.
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)