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On this day in history, Nov. 30, 1874, indomitable British statesman and WWII hero Winston Churchill is born
[FOX] Winston Churchill, whose resolute leadership and combative spirit rallied Britain when it stood against Nazi Germany in some of the darkest days of World War II, was born in Oxfordshire, England, on this day in history, Nov. 30, 1874.

Churchill was thrown into a cauldron of global warfare, also battling Imperial Japan in Asia, and thrived under the pressure of statesmanship in the defense of democracy.

He assumed the role of British prime minister on May 10, 1940, replacing ineffective Neville Chamberlain, the same day that Hitler launched his new mechanized blitzkrieg war machine on a frightening offensive across Western Europe.

Netherlands, Belgium and France all collapsed within six weeks.

Churchill's fearless reaction, as England sat in the crosshairs of an expected invasion, still steel the spirit and inspire determination today.
Posted by: Besoeker 2022-11-30
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