US Honors Churchill With Statue Dedication

The late Winston Churchill, who as prime minister led Great Britain through World War II, has been honored with a new statue at the U.S. Capitol. The recent event celebrated Churchill’s friendship with the United States. The ceremony dedicating the new statue included a performance by The Who’s Roger Daltrey. He sang Ben E. King’s “Stand By Me” - chosen because he felt it captured the enduring relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom. The Capitol ceremony...

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