January 24, 1965 - Sir Winston Churchill - a podcast by Stephen Hammond

Sir Winston Churchill dies at age 90. Winston Churchill was born in Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, England on November 30, 1874. Known as one of the great statesmen of the 20th century, he was also an accomplished writer and painter. Churchill was born into the British aristocracy, and his childhood entailed boarding schools, poor marks and distant parents. After a short stint in the Army, in 1900 Churchill followed in his father’s footsteps to become a Conservative member of Parliament (MP). He soon became politically disenchanted, however, and crossed the floor to sit as a Liberal. He served in cabinet, including as first lord of the admiralty, into World War I. He re-joined the Conservatives at the end of the war, and stayed there. In cabinet during World War II when Prime Minster Chamberlain resigned, Churchill took the helm and led his country to victory. Although his government was subsequently defeated in 1945, he returned to power in 1951 and stayed until he resigned in 1955. He stayed on as an MP until a year before his death. Churchill wrote many books and in 1953 won the Nobel prize in literature "for his mastery of historical and biographical description as well as for brilliant oratory in defending exalted human values." In 1963, U.S. President Kennedy named Churchill the first honorary citizen of the United States. Two years later, on January 24, 1965, Churchill died.

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