On 2 May 1750 in London, England the first of five children was born to Huguenots Anthony and Marie Louis (Giradot) André. They named their firstborn son John André. At a young age John demonstrated a knack for drawing. He … Continue reading
Stalag Luft III, built to house imprisoned Allied airmen during World War II, was supposed to be inescapable. The camp was located deep in Nazi territory in what is now Żagań, Poland. The Germans had purposefully constructed the camp on … Continue reading
Nathanael Greene was born on August 7, 1742 in the small State of Rhode Island, then a British colony. As a child his mother died, and his father Nathanael Greene, Sr. a Quaker preacher, remarried. Greene Sr. did not encourage … Continue reading
