9 October 1940 Winston Churchill was elected head of the Conservative party. Following Neville Chamberlain’s resignation in 1940, Churchill was chosen to succeed him as Prime Minister of an all-party coalition government. Churchill, who also adopted the self-created position of Minister for Defence, was active both in administrative and diplomatic functions in prosecuting the British war effort. Also on this date John Winston Lennon was born on 9 October 1940 in the Liverpool. He of course became a Beatle. John Lennon and Winston Churchill were polar opposites politically regarding war (different eras of course). I thought it interesting their dates alined as such.
Posted on: Thu, 09 Oct 2014 22:57:32 +0000
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