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.
William M. Tweed
Born: April 3, 1823
Died: April 12, 1878 (aged 55)
Bio: William Magear Tweed, known as Boss Tweed and often erroneously referred to as William Marcy Tweed, was an American politician and political boss of Tammany Hall who became an icon of urban political machines.