
On this day in history, April 9, 1963, Sir Winston Churchill declared honorary US citizen: 'Steadfast friend'
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British Prime Minster Sir Winston Churchill, one of the towering figures in western history, was declared an honorary US citizen on this day in history, April 9, 1963.
Churchill is "a firm and steadfast friend of the American people and the American nation" whose "bravery, charity and valor, both in war and in peace, have been a flame of inspiration in freedom's darkest hour," read the president's proclamation. "Churchill is a firm and steadfast friend of the American people and the American Nation." — President Kennedy 1963 proclamation "The British Fleet would carry on the struggle, until, in God’s good time, the New World, with all its power and might, steps forth to the rescue and the liberation of the old." — Churchill, 1940 Kerry J. Byrne is a lifestyle reporter with Fox News Digital.
Churchill is the first of only eight people made honorary citizens of the United States and one of only two to receive the title while still alive.