Terry Sanford (1917–1998) was a United States politician and educator from North Carolina. A member of the Democratic Party, Sanford was the 65th Governor of North Carolina (1961–1965), a two-time U.S. Presidential candidate in the 1970s and a U.S. Senator (1986–1993). Sanford was a strong proponent of education and introduced a number of reforms and new programs in North Carolina's schools and institutions of higher education as the state's governor, increasing funding for education and establishing the North Carolina Fund. From 1969 to 1985, Sanford was President of Duke University. An Eagle Scout as a youth, Sanford became an FBI agent after graduating from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1939. During World War II, he saw combat in the European Theatre and received a battlefield commission. Following his return to civilian life after World War II, Sanford attended and graduated from the University of North Carolina School of Law and began a legal career in the late 1940s, soon becoming involved in politics. A lifelong Democrat, he was noted for his progressive leadership in civil rights and education; although his opponents criticized him as a "tax-and-spend" liberal, Sanford is remembered as a major public figure of the South after World War II.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1870:

Liberal radicals in Ploieşti, Romania, revolted against Romanian Domnitor Carol I, only to be arrested the next day. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Ploie%C5%9Fti

1876:

Thomas Edison received a patent for his mimeograph machine, a printing device that was one of the forerunners to the photocopier. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimeograph

1918:

The Battle of Amiens began in Amiens, France, marking the start of the Allied Powers' Hundred Days Offensive through the German front lines that ultimately led to the end of World War I. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Amiens_%281918%29

1963:

In one of the largest robberies in British history, a gang of 15 train robbers stole £2.6 million in bank notes at Bridego Railway Bridge, Ledburn, Buckinghamshire, England. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Train_Robbery_%281963%29

1988:

The 8888 Uprising, a series of marches, demonstrations, protests, and riots against the one-party state of the Burma Socialist Programme Party in Burma, began. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8888_Uprising

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

fidget (v): To wiggle or twitch; to move around nervously or idly http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fidget

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

If I can find out God, then I shall find Him,

If none can find Him, then I shall sleep soundly, Knowing how well on earth your love sufficed me,

A lamp in darkness. --Sara Teasdale http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Sara_Teasdale