In 1939, Germany attacked Poland. Churchill prepared to fight. In 1940 he became the Prime Minster of England. France fell. The Germans fought their way through Western Europe. It looked as if Britain was about to lose the war. Was it not possible to ask for peace, and listen to Hitle...
Nicknamed "The Prime Minister of the Underworld," he became one of the most powerful and influential mafia bosses in American history, eventually leading the Luciano crime family (later called the Genovese crime family), one of the Five Families that operate in New York City. Birthplace: ...
History has seen more than a few inspiring and powerful famous female leaders. Many of these influential women have ruled their country as Pharaoh, Empress, Queen , Prime Minister, or Chancellor, while others were supporting an important cause. Their past legacies deserve to be recognized and cel...
In England he also worked with J. J. Thomson. Upon his return to Holland, Balthsar worked with Hendrick Lorentz at Teylers Stichting. For his thesis he wrote The effect of an ionised gas on electro-magnetic wave propagation and its application to radio, as demonstrated by glow-...
In 1940 he became the Prime Minster of England.France fell. T he Germans fought their way through Western Europe. It looked as if Britain was about to lose the war. Was it not possible to ask for peace, and listen to Hitler?Churchill spoke, "I have nothing to offer butblood, hard ...
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and an artist. He is the only British Prime Minister to have received the Nobel Prize in Literature, and was the first person to be made an honorary citizen of the United States. Churchill was born into the aristocratic family of the Dukes of Marlborough, a branch of the Spencer family. ...
41.Winston Churchill, prime minister of the United Kingdom United Kingdom, 1874–1965 As prime minister, Winston Churchill led the United Kingdom throughout World War II. He was an inspiring speaker who kept his people’s spirits up as the war took its toll on the country. Churchill had...
In 1939, Germany attacked Poland. Churchill prepared to fight. In 1940 he became the Prime Minster of England. France fell. The Germans fought their way through Western Europe. It looked as if Britain was about to lose the war. Was it not possible to ask for peace, and listen to Hitler...
Several famous former traders have moved on to different careers, such as John Key (who served as the 38th Prime Minister of New Zealand) and Jimmy Wales (the founder of Wikipedia), but some traders are simply famous as traders. The lives of the world's most famous are colored by both ...