Date with History: The Dead and Those About to Die

Cantigny Visitors Center 1S151 Winfield Road, Wheaton, IL

Historian John C. McManus discusses the unforgettable story of the Big Red One’s nineteen hours of hell—and their ultimate triumph—on June 6, 1944.

Date with History: Gratitude is Not Enough

Cantigny Visitors Center 1S151 Winfield Road, Wheaton, IL

Date with History Gratitude is Not Enough Le Jardin Thursday, November 7, 6 pm Free with paid parking It was a crisp, clear day in November 1943 as 10-year-old Marcel Schmetz walked home from school along Route de la Clouse, Hitler’s new Belgium-German border. He was about to cross a small bridge over the Berwinne […]