A monarch's private advisers.
Privy Council
Fact of the Day
Before signing the trade embargo against Cuba, John F. Kennedy got his press secretary to buy him 1,000 Cuban cigars.
Quote of the Day
"What is conservatism? Is it not adherence to the old and tried, against the new and untried?
"
~ Abraham Lincoln
On This Day
1787 The 'First Fleet' of 11 ships carrying convicts to Australia left England.
1888 Slavery was abolished in Brazil.