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BBC News 31 August 1999 At dawn on 1 September 1939, German troops stormed across the Polish frontier. A little over an hour later Nazi dive-bombers were attacking the civilians of Poland’s capital city Warsaw. At 1000 Hitler addressed the Reichstag. He said he had negotiated a settlement with the Poles, but they had refused […] September 1st, 2013 | Tags: Adolph Hitler, King George VI, Neville Chamberlain, Poland | Category: Europe, Germany, Great Britain, History, Nazis, World War II | Comments are closed
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…Winston Churchill delivered his first speech to the UK Parliament’s House of Commons after he was offered the King’s commission as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, thereby succeeding Neville Chamberlain. The speech has become known as the Blood, Toil, Tears, and Sweat speech, a reference […] May 13th, 2013 | Tags: "Blood Toil Tears and Sweat" speech, British Parliament, King George VI, Winston Churchill | Category: Great Britain, History, World War II | Comments are closed
The Associated Press via FoxNews.com 2/6/2012 LONDON — It has been 60 years to the day since Britain was shocked by the bulletins: The King is dead; long live the Queen! Eight words encapsulated both the news on Feb. 6, 1952 and the British doctrine of monarchy. It also starkly illustrates why the accession anniversary […] February 6th, 2012 | Tags: accession, BBC radio, King George VI, Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth II, Winston Churchill | Category: Great Britain, History | Comments are closed
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