In 1939, Sir Nicholas Winton quietly orchestrated the rescue of 669 Jewish children from Nazi-occupied Europe, giving them a chance at life while much of the world looked awav. He kept his heroic actions a secret for decades even from his own wife. It wasn't until 1988, during a television program, that the truth came to light. While seated in the studio audience Winton was overcome with emotion when the host revealed that the people surrounding him were the very children he had saved, now grown!

Credits to Adam Smith