Yesterday and today (27th and 28th July) mark an important occasion -- the 50th anniversary of Churchill's departure from the House of Commons.
Courtesy of Wikipedia: "On 27 July 1964, Churchill was present in the House of Commons for the last time, and one day later, on 28 July, a deputation <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deputation> headed by the Prime Minister, Sir Alec Douglas-Home <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alec_Douglas-Home>, presented Churchill with aResolution <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resolution_(law)> which had been carried *nemine contradicente* by the House of Commons. The ceremony was held in Churchill's London home at 28 Hyde Park Gate, and was witnessed by Clementine and his children and grandchildren.[21] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Later_life_of_Winston_Churchill#cite_note-s647-21> It read: That this House desire to take this opportunity of marking the forthcoming retirement of the right honourable Gentleman the Member for Woodford by putting on record its unbounded admiration and gratitude for his services to Parliament, to the nation and to the world; remembers, above all, his inspiration of the British people when they stood alone, and his leadership until victory was won; and offers its grateful thanks to the right honourable Gentleman for these outstanding services to this House and to the nation.[21] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Later_life_of_Winston_Churchill#cite_note-s647-21> " Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Later_life_of_Winston_Churchill -- 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/d/optout.
