There have only been a few people in history that have been given an honorary citizenship in America. Winston Churchill was one of them. We know his life was filled with success, and often failure, but he is one of history’s most loved characters… and sometimes most hated.
Starting his career as a young Army Officer he went on to serve as a politician and a writer, leading the British to failure at Gallipoli during World War 1 to saving an entire world during World War 2. How? By keeping England free until America’s might could turn the war around in the allies favor.
Born in 1874, November 30th, Churchill would spend his life serving the people of England as Prime Minister from 1940-45 and then again from 1951-55. His means did not always seem to meet the needs but we were never in his shoes so while it’s easy to judge, it’s more difficult to convict.
To not recognize what Churchill did to earn his citizenship from John F. Kennedy in 1963 would be a failure to see how history has been shaped by those who truly did make a difference. Kennedy knew this, the US Senate that voted on the citizenship knew this, let us not forget.
How to celebrate- Read a book about Churchill. Read a book about World War 2. Look up Chuchill’s quotes.
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