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cataract of Newfoundland, Canada, about 75 m (about 245 ft) high, on the Churchill R. in W Labrador. It is part of a series of rapids and cataracts located about 320 km (about 200 mi) from the river’s mouth. Immediately below Churchill Falls is McLean Canyon, 19 km (12 mi) long. The cataract was a spectacular sight until most of the river water was diverted to drive the turbines of the great Churchill Falls underground hydroelectric plant, Canada’s largest hydroelectric facility when it was completed in the mid-1970s. The first European to visit the falls (1839) was John McLean (1799–1890), an official of the Hudson’s Bay Co. The cataract was known as Grand Falls until 1965, when it was renamed for Sir Winston Churchill.
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CHURCHILL, Sir Winston Leonard Spencer
CHURCHILL, Sir Winston Leonard Spencer. (1874–1965), Great Britain’s greatest 20th-century statesman, best known for his courageous leadership as prime minister during World War II. Churchill, born Nov. 30, 1874, was the eldest son of Lord Randolph Churchill . . .
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Churchill's Secret Bunkers
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In this Lost Worlds video, we learn that the English Prime Minister Churchill built secret underground tunnels under London during World War II. The tunnels were supposed to give protection to telephone lines.
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Winston Churchill promised his nation and the world that Britain would ''never surrender,'' and the British people mobilized behind their leader.
Winston Churchill promised his nation and the world that Britain would ''never surrender,'' and the British people mobilized behind their leader.
FDR Meets Churchill in Quebec
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At a famous meeting between President Franklin D. Roosevelt and the British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in Quebec, Canada, the men discuss United Nations issues and plans that will bring peace to the East.
At a famous meeting between President Franklin D. Roosevelt and the British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in Quebec, Canada, the men discuss United Nations issues and plans that will bring peace to the East.
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In May 1940, Churchill appeared on national radio for the first time, and called for a struggle to the last breath against Nazi conquest and oppression.
In May 1940, Churchill appeared on national radio for the first time, and called for a struggle to the last breath against Nazi conquest and oppression.
Churchill calls for Britain to meet Nazi threat
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A defiant Prime Minister Churchill proclaimed that Britain would "never surrender," and by 1941 the Royal Air Force had won the Battle of Britain.
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