Winston Churchill - Paragraph

Winston Churchill - Paragraph

Winston Churchill was Britain's prime minister for most of World War II. He was famous for his speeches, and for his refusal to give in, even when things were going badly. For a time he was the most famous person in Britain. People all over the world know the name Winston Churchill. Churchill was born in 1874. He lived through two world wars. He saw the first cars, the first planes, and the first astronauts in space. He was at the crowning ceremony of Elizabeth II as Queen in 1953. He was an MP for over 60 years. People remember Churchill as a war leader. But he did other important jobs in a long life full of adventures. Winston Churchill loved history and in his life he made history. In 1953, Elezabeth II was crowned Queen. Churchill became Sir Winston Churchill. He was given the Nobel Prize for Literature, for his history books. In 1955, he gave up being prime minister. But he was an MP until 1964. Though old and often not well, he still enjoyed painting pictures. Churchill died on 24 January 1965. Many world leaders came to his state funeral.