Quote of the day
Autumn burned brightly, a running flame through the mountains, a torch flung to the trees.
Philippe Pétain
Born: April 24, 1856
Died: July 23, 1951 (aged 95)
Bio: Henri Philippe Benoni Omer Joseph Pétain, generally known as Philippe Pétain, Marshal Pétain, was a French general who reached the distinction of Marshal of France, and was later Chief of State of Vichy France, from 1940 to 1944.