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Birth of Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill was born on November 30, 1874, in Blenheim Palace, United Kingdom. He was born to American born, Jennie (Jerome) Churchill, and Lord Randolph Churchill. Winston had one brother, John Strange Spencer-Churchill, more commonly known as Jack Churchill. (Nathan 15) -
Creation of The First Car
Karl Benz of Germany was the first man credited with creating an automobile. Others had created road vehicles before Benz but his was the first automobile because it was gasoline powered. It wasn't a super great automobile but it got the job done with it's combustion engine and it's 3 wheels. (Everyday Mysteries) -
Fourth Hussars
Winston Churchill joined the Fourth Hussars in 1895. The Fourth Hussars was a regiment in the British Army, it originated in 1685. They served in Sudan and Northwest India. While Winston was there, he wrote a couple of books and newspaper reports that helped inform the people back home about what was going on. (Biography.com Editors) -
Joining Parliament
In 1900, Winston Churchill was elected as a member of Parliament. After his previous attempt failed, he worked hard to gain support and recognition which lead to him becoming the Oldham of Lancashire. He originally was part of the Conservative party but when he realized that it was best to switch, he joined the Liberal party. One of his many speeches was against the Secretary of State for War St John Broderick. (Biography.com Editors) -
First Functional Airplane
On December 17, 1903, the first airplane was created by Wilbur and Orville Wright. They flew and created the plane a little south of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The brothers decided that they didn't just want to expand the known aeronautical knowledge, they wanted to invent something, so they created the airplane. (Inventing A Flying Machine) -
Marriage
On September 12th, 1908, Winston Churchill married Clementine Hozier. They had five children; Diana, Randolph, Sarah, Marigold, and Mary. Clemtine helped Winston out in many of his jobs, including providing soldiers with canteens of water during World War I. The marriage was good except for the fact that only one of their children lived past the age of 70. (Nathan 54) -
Royal Navy Air Service
On July 1, 1914 Winston Churchill along with the other members of the Admiralty's Air Department. The Royal Navy Air Service was a branch of England's military. This branch helped in many battles and eventually merged with the Royal Flying Corps to form the Royal Air Force. (Biography.com Editors) -
Defeat of Churchill
In 1922, Winston Churchill was defeated in Parliament. Problems and falling outs in the Liberal party lead to it being defeated. With that, Churchill rejoined the Conservative party. He then rejoined Parliament but was defeated again in 1929 with the defeat of the Conservative government. (Biography.com Editors) -
The First Television
The first television was made on September 7, 1927 by 21-year-old Philo Taylor Farnsworth. Development was started while Farnsworth was in highschool. He started prototypes for a system that could capture moving images which resulted in the television being made. (Stephens) -
World War II
Winston Churchill took part in World War II as the general of the British Army. He lead his army and helped his side win. During the war, he became good friends and allies with Franklin Delanore Roosevelt and other leaders of countries that were against the Nazis. (Biography.com Editors) -
Becoming Prime Minister
On May 10th, 1940, Winston Churchill first became Prime Minister after Neville Chamberlain resigned. Churchill served two terms as Prime Minister, his first one was from 1940-1945 and his second one was from 1951-1955. Together he served for a total of eleven years.(Nathan 81) (Famous People) -
Nobel Literature Prize
In 1953, Winston Churchill was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. The reason was "for his mastery of historical and biographical descriptions as well as for brilliant oratory in defending exalted human values.". Churchill wrote many books that contributed to this award being achieved, including; a biography of the Duke of Marlborough, The Story of The Malakand Field Force, The River War, a biography of his father, and many more books. (Grun 534) -
The First McDonald's Opens
On April 15, 1955 the vastly popular food chain, McDonald's, opened. The first of this chain opened in Des Plaines, Illinois. Ray Kroc was the founder of the McDonalds chain at the age of 52, however Dick and Mac McDonald opened the first restaurant. (Our History) -
A Scientific Discovery
In 1956, the antineutron was discovered by Bruce Cork in Bevatron (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory) in California. The antineutron is like the regular neutron since it's just the antiparticle of it. The only difference between the two is the anti neutron and the neutron have opposite signs in some of its properties. (Grun 538) -
First Man Into Space
Yuri Gagarin, a Russian pilot and cosmonaut, is the first man to go into space. While in space he also orbited the earth in his spacecraft called Vostok 1. Considered the Hero of the Soviet Union and gained many medals as well as having the Yuri Gagarin medal named after him. (Grun 549) -
Death of Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill died on January 24th, 1965 in London, United Kingdom. Churchill died at the age of ninety, leaving behind a big legacy and five children. His wife and the rest of his family took care of him as he died twelve days after having a stroke. (Costigan 243)
