National Winston Churchill Day

On April 9, 1963, John F. Kennedy proclaimed Sir Winston Churchill an honorary U.S. citizen. This anniversary has been dubbed an unofficial holiday, National Winston Churchill Day. Winston Churchill was a British politician, writer, and statesman who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice. He was born on November 30, 1874, and died on January 24, 1965. Churchill is widely considered to be one of the greatest leaders in British history, particularly for his leadership during World War II. He served as Prime Minister from 1940 to 1945, leading Britain through some of its darkest days during the war against Nazi Germany, and then again from 1951 to 1955. Churchill was also a prolific writer, winning the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1953 for his writings and speeches. Some of his most famous speeches include his "We shall fight on the beaches" speech and his "Iron Curtain" speech, which he delivered in 1946.