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1 Sir Winston Churchill By Sonny Watson

2 Winston Churchill Former British Prime Minister
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill was a British politician, army officer, and writer, who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. As Prime Minister, Churchill led Britain to victory in the Second World War. Born: 30 November 1874, Blenheim Palace Died: 24 January 1965, Kensington, London Married: Clementine Churchill (m. 1908–1965) Children: Mary Soames, Marigold Churchill, Diana Churchill, Randolph Churchill, Sarah Churchill

3 Top 10 interesting facts about Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill was an accomplished artist. The ‘Greatest’ Briton, the ‘British Bulldog’, was in fact half Amerian. Winston Churchill received a Nobel Prize for Literature. He served in British Parliament under six monarchs. Winston Churchill served as prime minister twice. The first known use of ‘OMG’ was in a letter to Winston Churchill. The first known use of the common abbreviation ‘OMG’ was in a letter from Lord Fisher to Winston Churchill on 9 September 1917.  Winston Churchill is the only prime minister to enter the music charts. He had a speech impediment. Winston Churchill was a prisoner of War. He is the only statesman to be honoured on two occasions on British coins.

4 10 Things You May Not Know About the British Bulldog
Churchill’s mother was an American. Churchill almost didn’t make it into military school. A daring escape from prison camp earned him instant fame. He organized a massive World War I attack that failed spectacularly. Churchill was no fan of Gandhi. Most of his famous speeches came within a few months of each other. Churchill was voted out of office before World War II’s end. Churchill popularized the term “iron curtain.” He was an award-winning author. Churchill was extremely accident prone.


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