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Were They Alive During This? - Winston Churchill

Can you name events or figures Winston Churchill (1874-1965) was alive?
Based off from this quiz: https://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/331916/were-they-alive-during-this
This almost applies to Herbert Hoover, since he was born and died around the same time.
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Last updated: July 31, 2023
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1. When Charles Dickens published Great Expectations.
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Great Expectations was published on December 1, 1860.
2. When Queen Victoria become Empress of India.
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Queen Victoria became Empress of India on January 1, 1877.
3. When Gregor Mendel discovered genetics.
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Mendel discovered genetics in 1866.
4. When NATO was formed.
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NATO was formed in 1949.
5. When the Stockton & Darlington Railway, world's first public railway, began operations.
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Stockton & Darlington Railway began operations on September 27, 1825.
6. When Neptune was discovered.
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Neptune was discovered on September 23, 1846.
7. When Epcot at Walt Disney World opened.
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Epcot at Disney in Florida opened on October 1, 1982.
8. When Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated.
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Gandhi was assassinated on January 30, 1948.
9. When Tower Bridge in London began operation.
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Tower Bridge was opened by Edward VII (then Prince of Wales) in 1894.
10. When Georges Bizet's Carmen was premiered.
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The opera Carmen was premiered on March 3, 1875. About three months after Winston Churchill was born.
11. When the first picture of the Earth was taken.
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The first photograph of the Earth was taken on August 14, 1959.
12. During the Great Fire of London.
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The Great Fire of London occurred in Early September 1666.
13. When the film Mary Poppins was released.
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Mary Poppins was released in 1964, a few months before Winston Churchill died.
14. When the House of Windsor was founded
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George V founded the House of Windsor on July 17, 1917.
15. When Queen Elizabeth II ascended the throne.
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Elizabeth II ascended the throne on February 6, 1952.
16. When the film Sound of Music was released.
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The Sound of Music was released on April 1, 1965. About two months after Winston Churchill died.
17. When Colorado became a state.
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Colorado was admitted into the union in 1876.
18. When Martin Luther King delivered his "I have a dream speech."
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Martin Luther King delivered his "I have a dream speech" on August 28, 1963.
19. When Thomas Edison invented the phonograph.
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Edison invented the phonograph in 1877. Earliest ones date back twenty years before in 1857.
20. When Ireland merged into the United Kingdom
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Ireland merged into the United Kingdom in 1801.
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