Happy Birthday Winston Churchill

On November 30, 1874 - Winston Churchill was born in Woodstock, Oxford England. He was the son of an eccentric aristocratic Tory politicain named Lord Randolph Churchill. As a kid - he went to the finest of schools (Harrow, Royal Military College at Sandhurst) but as a student, he was so weak, his dad thought he was retarded. (parents… a whiff of hope for those with kids struggling in school :~). His career of service was filled with failures (Gallipoli in particular) and many triumphs (his service as Prime Minister, especially The Battle of Britain). He was also awarded one of the first Nobel Peace Prizes. Of course, Yasser Arafat would win a Peace Prize too, but I digress.

A search for Winston Churchill in the LikeTelevision video library offers a ton of media - but let me highlight a few for Sir Winston’s birthday bash. By all means - one should watch The Battle of Britain, but for those pressed for time - here’s a few choice snippets. Clip One - “Never in the field of human conflict, was so much owed by so many, to so few”. Clip Two - “We shall never surrender”. And who could forget this quote…. This was their finest hour…. (just an audio clip, realmedia format). I love the line about perverse science… which for some reason made me wanna watch this video trailer from Frank random, LikeTelevision resident genius.

In case you want more info - here’s a link to the New York Times Obituary. Churchill died on January 24, 1965.