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1 giorno fa · Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill [a] (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who twice served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, from 1940 to 1945 during the Second World War, and again from 1951 to 1955.
3 giorni fa · Winston Churchill (born November 30, 1874, Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, England—died January 24, 1965, London) was a British statesman, orator, and author who as prime minister (1940–45, 1951–55) rallied the British people during World War II and led his country from the brink of defeat to victory.
- As prime minister (1940–45) during most of World War II, Winston Churchill rallied the British people and led the country from the brink of defeat...
- Through his father, Lord Randolph Churchill, a Tory politician, Winston was directly descended from John Churchill, 1st duke of Marlborough, the he...
- At Harrow School, Winston Churchill’s conspicuously poor academic record provoked his father’s decision to enter him into an army career. On his th...
1 giorno fa · During the Cold War, the Iron Curtain was a political metaphor used to describe the political and later physical boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas from the end of World War II in 1945 until the end of the Cold War in 1991.
3 giorni fa · Winston Churchill, one of the most distinguished political leaders in modern history, played a pivotal role in leading Britain through World War II. Born on November 30, 1874, into an aristocratic family, Churchill’s early life was marked by privilege and a robust education. He entered the military in the late 1800s and quickly pivoted to a political career in the early 1900s, holding ...
3 giorni fa · This year marks the 50th anniversary of Winston Churchill's death. He is known throughout the world for his role in defeating Nazi Germany but he also made mistakes.
3 giorni fa · In June 1954, a Parliamentary committee was set up, to decide how best to commemorate Churchill’s 80th birthday. Dubbed the “Churchill Joint Houses of Parliament Gift Committee”, the group settled on commissioning a large portrait as a gift from the Houses of Parliament and by extension, the people of Great Britain.
5 giorni fa · Winston Churchill delivered the Iron Curtain speech in Fulton, Missouri, U.S., on March 5, 1946. In it he stressed the necessity for the United States and Britain to act as the guardians of peace and stability against the menace of Soviet communism, which had lowered an “iron curtain” across Europe.
