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80 years before Zelensky's address to Congress, Winston Churchill steeled Americans for war
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80 years before Zelensky’s address to Congress, Winston Churchill steeled Americans for war
By Gillian Brockell
Yesterday at 3:44 p.m. EDT | Updated today at 6:15 a.m. EDT
It was the day after Christmas in 1941, only three weeks after Japan had bombed Pearl Harbor, hurtling the United States into World War II. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill stood before a joint session of Congress, to steel Americans for what was to come, for what the United Kingdom had already been going through for two years.
He was only the second foreign leader to speak before a joint session in American history; the first was King Kalakaua of Hawaii in 1874.
[Zelensky speech to Congress could add pressure on Biden]
On Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will join this select group when he addresses a joint session of Congress, though this time it will be virtual. Zelensky has so far refused to leave Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, since Russia began its invasion several weeks ago.
Like Zelensky, who has been pleading with foreign governments to amplify their defense of Ukraine, Churchill urged the United States to ramp up its mobilization for war in order to turn back the Axis powers. A few hours after his well-received speech, he suffered a heart attack at the White House, though his personal doctor kept this a secret from everyone, including Churchill, according to Erick Trickey in Smithsonian Magazine.
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By Gillian Brockell
Gillian Brockell is a staff writer for The Washington Post's history blog, Retropolis. She has been at The Post since 2013 and previously worked as a video editor. Twitter https://twitter.com/gbrockell
80 years before Zelensky’s address to Congress, Winston Churchill steeled Americans for war
By Gillian Brockell
Yesterday at 3:44 p.m. EDT | Updated today at 6:15 a.m. EDT
CORRECTION
A previous version of this article misstated the day of Zelensky’s speech. It is Wednesday, not Tuesday. Additionally, this article misstated that Winston Churchill was a head of state. He was a head of government. The article has been corrected.
It was the day after Christmas in 1941, only three weeks after Japan had bombed Pearl Harbor, hurtling the United States into World War II. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill stood before a joint session of Congress, to steel Americans for what was to come, for what the United Kingdom had already been going through for two years.
He was only the second foreign leader to speak before a joint session in American history; the first was King Kalakaua of Hawaii in 1874.
[Zelensky speech to Congress could add pressure on Biden]
On Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will join this select group when he addresses a joint session of Congress, though this time it will be virtual. Zelensky has so far refused to leave Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, since Russia began its invasion several weeks ago.
Like Zelensky, who has been pleading with foreign governments to amplify their defense of Ukraine, Churchill urged the United States to ramp up its mobilization for war in order to turn back the Axis powers. A few hours after his well-received speech, he suffered a heart attack at the White House, though his personal doctor kept this a secret from everyone, including Churchill, according to Erick Trickey in Smithsonian Magazine.
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By Gillian Brockell
Gillian Brockell is a staff writer for The Washington Post's history blog, Retropolis. She has been at The Post since 2013 and previously worked as a video editor. Twitter https://twitter.com/gbrockell
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Christ Church, Alexandria, Virginia
The City of Alexandria was founded in 1749, and a chapel-of-ease, or branch church for the ease of parishioners distant from the main parish church at Falls Church, Virginia, was located there by 1753. In 1765 the growth of local population led the Virginia legislature to divide the parish, which included Alexandria, into two. A new parish was created out of the northern end of Truro Parish and named Fairfax Parish. The vestry of Truro Parish decided that the main church at Falls Church and the chapel-of-ease at Alexandria were inadequate and would be replaced. Two similar churches were built from one set of plans at those two locations. The church built at Alexandria is Christ Church today. The construction of the Georgian-style church began in 1767 and was completed in 1773. The first services in this building were celebrated on Feb. 27, 1773. The galleries were added in 1787. Virginia Theological Seminary used Christ Church buildings at first, as did Episcopal High School. George Washington was a parishioner at Christ Church. However, he served on the vestry of Truro Parish where his home, Mt. Vernon, was located. He once bought and then rented a pew in Christ Church. Washington attended services at Christ Church when he was in Alexandria. Robert E. Lee was confirmed at Christ Church and married Mary Custis, Washington's step-great granddaughter, at Christ Church. On Jan. 1, 1942, President Franklin Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill visited Christ Church for the World Day of Prayer for Peace during World War II.
The City of Alexandria was founded in 1749, and a chapel-of-ease, or branch church for the ease of parishioners distant from the main parish church at Falls Church, Virginia, was located there by 1753. In 1765 the growth of local population led the Virginia legislature to divide the parish, which included Alexandria, into two. A new parish was created out of the northern end of Truro Parish and named Fairfax Parish. The vestry of Truro Parish decided that the main church at Falls Church and the chapel-of-ease at Alexandria were inadequate and would be replaced. Two similar churches were built from one set of plans at those two locations. The church built at Alexandria is Christ Church today. The construction of the Georgian-style church began in 1767 and was completed in 1773. The first services in this building were celebrated on Feb. 27, 1773. The galleries were added in 1787. Virginia Theological Seminary used Christ Church buildings at first, as did Episcopal High School. George Washington was a parishioner at Christ Church. However, he served on the vestry of Truro Parish where his home, Mt. Vernon, was located. He once bought and then rented a pew in Christ Church. Washington attended services at Christ Church when he was in Alexandria. Robert E. Lee was confirmed at Christ Church and married Mary Custis, Washington's step-great granddaughter, at Christ Church. On Jan. 1, 1942, President Franklin Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill visited Christ Church for the World Day of Prayer for Peace during World War II.
‘Day of Prayer’ has Minden connection
By: Minden Press-Herald • May 3, 2018 • Category: Uncategorized
FDR, Churchill in attendance
Special to the Minden Press-Herald
Long before President Harry S. Truman signed a law establishing the official National Day of Prayer in 1952, a gathering took place in Christ Church in Alexandria, Virginia during a “National Day of Prayer” in 1942.
In attendance were President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, among others.
That meeting, and Day of Prayer, have a Minden connection. Rev. E.R. Wells II, the rector of Christ Church, was the father-in-law of Anna Welles, who grew up in Minden.
The following is an excerpt of his account of that meeting. (Verbatim).
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By: Minden Press-Herald • May 3, 2018 • Category: Uncategorized
FDR, Churchill in attendance
Special to the Minden Press-Herald
Long before President Harry S. Truman signed a law establishing the official National Day of Prayer in 1952, a gathering took place in Christ Church in Alexandria, Virginia during a “National Day of Prayer” in 1942.
In attendance were President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, among others.
That meeting, and Day of Prayer, have a Minden connection. Rev. E.R. Wells II, the rector of Christ Church, was the father-in-law of Anna Welles, who grew up in Minden.
The following is an excerpt of his account of that meeting. (Verbatim).
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