I was 9-years-old at the time and I remember the headlines in the Boston Globe and Boston Herald. I also remember the solemnity of the event on television. Even then we were aware of the impact he had on world affairs and numerous generations, most particularly, the WWII generation.
Respectfully, Keith Thomas Leonard k.t.p.leon...@cox.net On Jan 31, 2014, at 3:26 PM, PatFinn1940 wrote: > I was almost ten years old at the time, but I remember watching Sir Winston's > State Funeral on our black-and-white TV. Even at a young age, I knew who > Churchill was, and admired him so very much. It was an awesome spectacle to > see via satellite. > > Thank you for posting the article link, Professor Capet! > > (Ms.) Pat Finnegan > pfinn2...@gmail.com > > On Thursday, January 30, 2014 1:10:28 PM UTC-5, Antoine Capet wrote: > > The day a nation buried WW2 leader Winston Churchill > 30 January 2014 Last updated at 02:42 GMT > > On 30 January 1965, Britain's wartime leader Sir Winston Churchill was buried > after a full state funeral. > > Silent crowds lined the streets to watch the gun carriage bearing Sir > Winston's coffin leave Westminster Hall as Big Ben struck > 9.45. > > The procession travelled slowly through central London to St Paul's cathedral > for the funeral service. > > His granddaughter, Emma Soames, was just 14 years old at the time and > remembers the day vividly. > > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-25865709 > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "ChurchillChat" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to churchillchat+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to churchillchat@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to churchillchat+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to churchillchat@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
