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Hace 1 día · Prime Minister Harold Macmillan gave the famous "Wind of Change" speech in South Africa in February 1960, where he spoke of "the wind of change blowing through this continent". Macmillan urgently wanted to avoid the same kind of colonial war that France was fighting in Algeria.
Hace 5 días · Macmillan Cabinet Papers, 1957-1963 Complete coverage of the Cabinet conclusions (minutes) and memoranda of Harold Macmillan's government. Margaret Thatcher's Complete Public Statements, 1945-1990 Free access to thousands of declassified secret documents from the archives. UK Government Web Archive
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Hace 3 días · The 1975 Referendum and Seventies Britain. Yes to Europe! The 1975 Referendum and Seventies Britain. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2018, ISBN: 9781108425353; 422pp.; Price: £24.99. Mr Mathias Haeussler, review of Yes to Europe! The 1975 Referendum and Seventies Britain, (review no. 2301) Until recently, Britain’s first referendum on ...
Hace 3 días · Harold Macmillan once said that what he feared most was ‘events’. Jack Lynch was one of those politicians who was ambushed by ‘events’. Before 1969, he seemed to have a talent for avoiding the arrogance and mud that normally congeal on those who climb the greasy pole, and projecting himself as gentle, decent, moderate, honest ...
Hace 4 días · Harold Macmillan: Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom; De facto 26 October 1951 – 6 April 1955: Prime Minister: Winston Churchill: Preceded by: Herbert Morrison (de facto) Succeeded by: Rab Butler (de facto) Member of the House of Lords
Hace 3 días · He was promoted to become Chief Whip by Anthony Eden in 1955, and in 1959 was appointed to the Cabinet by Harold Macmillan as Minister of Labour. He later held the role of Lord Privy Seal and in 1963, was made President of the Board of Trade by Alec Douglas-Home.
Hace 4 días · Rock Hudson, American actor noted for his good looks and movie roles during the 1950s and ’60s, including Magnificent Obsession, Giant, and Pillow Talk, and for the TV series MacMillan and Wife in the 1970s. He was one of the first known Hollywood celebrities to die of AIDS-related complications.
