Nov 30, 2023 · Churchill was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Edward Spalding and Emma Bell (Blaine) Churchill. He attended Smith Academy in Missouri and the United States Naval Academy, where he graduated in 1894 and became an editor of the Army and Navy Journal. He resigned from the navy to pursue a writing career.
Nov 27, 2023 · Palestine, as mandated to Britain, included today’s Jordan, Israel, Gaza and the West Bank (Judea and Samaria). (Wikimedia Commons) “As 1945 began, three independent Arab States—Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Iraq—wanted to know what Britain and the United States intended with regard to the Jewish future in Palestine.
2 days ago · Clive Staples Lewis was born in Belfast in Ulster, Ireland (before partition ), on 29 November 1898. [2] His father was Albert James Lewis (1863–1929), a solicitor whose father Richard Lewis had come to Ireland from Wales during the mid-19th century.
5 days ago · Hulton Deutsch/Getty Images With his wife Clementine, Winston Churchill had five children — a son and four daughters. The eldest, Diana, was born on July 11, 1909 (per John Pearson's "The Private Lives of Winston Churchill" ). As she came into the world, Churchill proudly told David Lloyd George, "She is the image of me."
4 days ago · Naseby. Langport. Preston. Siege of Drogheda. Sack of Wexford. First Siege of Waterford. Dunbar. Worcester. Oliver Cromwell (25 April 1599 – 3 September 1658) was an English statesman, politician and soldier, widely regarded as one of the most important figures in the history of the British Isles.
Nov 27, 2023 · Where and when was Winston Churchill born? Hint Westminster: 1879 Woodstock, Oxfordshire: 1874
Nov 28, 2023 · Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, PC, DL, FRS who was born on the 30th November 1874, was a British politician and statesman and widely regarded as one of the great wartime leaders. He served as Prime Minister, 1940–45 and again 1951–55 and was noted worldwide for his wonderful oratory skill.