gisreportsonline4d
Europe’s new Iron Curtain
GIS On March 5, 1946, speaking in Fulton, Missouri, Winston Churchill delivered a speech that would resonate throughout the subsequent decades, declaring: “From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the ...
New Castle News3d
Westminster College celebrates Constitution Day with public lecture
The Soviets withdrew from Iran in 1946, then a series of speeches in February and March showcased Stalin’s belief of ...
Business Insider5d
How a thief replaced a famous Winston Churchill portrait with a forgery that went unnoticed for months
Thieves stole a famous Winston Churchill portrait from an Ottawa hotel in late 2021. The 1941 portrait was replaced with a forgery and went unnoticed for over 6 months. Police recovered the ...
BroadwayWorld6d
Video: Imelda Staunton Gives Curtain Call Speech at HELLO, DOLLY! Closing Night in London
The production also stared: Andy Nyman as Horace Vandergelder, Jenna Russell as Irene Molloy, Tyrone Huntley as Barnaby Tucker, Harry Hepple as Cornelius Hackl, and Emily Lane as Minnie Fay ...
Toronto Star6d
The story of a stolen Winston Churchill portrait has captivated industry experts. Here’s why its retrieval is surprising to them
When Jerry Fielder first learned that Yousuf Karsh’s iconic portrait of Winston Churchill had possibly been stolen from the Chateau Laurier in Ottawa, he thought it was a mistake. Fielder ...
Daily Express3d
Ultra rare portrait that Churchill hated is set for £1m blockbuster auction
An ultra rare signed portrait of Sir Winston Churchill drawn after he famously ordered another painting to be destroyed could sell for £1 million. Artist Paul Trevillion drew the pen-and-ink ...
Smithsonian Magazine5d
A Thief Replaced This Iconic Churchill Portrait With a Fake. Two Years Later, the Original Has Been Recovered
Karsh took the photograph after Churchill delivered a speech to members of Canada’s parliament to thank them for their war efforts. “My portrait of Winston Churchill changed my life,” Karsh ...
The Daily Telegraph3d
‘Loch Ness Monster’ of gambling bids to replace Winston Churchill’s Tote
Ascot racecourse in 1931, three years after Winston Churchill established the Tote Getty Images/J. A. Hampton The Tote operates so-called “pool betting”, where all the stakes placed on a ...
The Washington Post6d
Winston Churchill and the power of English myth
On Aug. 17, 1940, John Colville, Winston Churchill’s private secretary, was walking in the Sussex countryside when he came upon a downed German bomber. It was, writes Erik Larson in “The Splen ...
MutualArt.com3d
Sir Winston Churchill
At the age of 40, Winston Churchill faced a very difficult time in his life. After the failed attack at Gallipoli he had ordered during World War I, his career faltered. “That is not a painting, it’s ...
The New York Times1d
The Learning Network
In the season premiere of our newly updated weekly feature, students will listen to the story of one reporter's humorous odyssey into the world of muppet cookies. Can bribes instill a lifelong ...