Quote of the day
Ultimately, America's answer to the intolerant man is diversity, the very diversity which our heritage of religious freedom has inspired.
William Dampier
Born: September 5, 1651
Died: 1715 (aged 63)
Bio: William Dampier was an English explorer and navigator who became the first Englishman to explore parts of what is today Australia, and the first person to circumnavigate the world three times.
Known for:
- A new voyage round the world (1697)
- A Voyage to New Holland
- A Continuation of a Voyage to New Holland