5 March 1946 A.D. FULTON, MO: Churchill Gives Famous “Iron Curtain” Speech
5 March 1946 A.D. FULTON, MO: Churchill Gives Famous “Iron Curtain” Speech Editors. “ 1946 – In one of the most famous orations of the Cold War period, former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill condemns the Soviet Union’s policies in Europe and declares, “From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the continent.” History Channel. N.d. https://thisdayinusmilhist.wordpress.com/2014/03/05/march-5/ . Accessed 4 Mar 2015. 1946 – In one of the most famous orations of the Cold War period, former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill condemns the Soviet Union’s policies in Europe and declares, “From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the continent.” Churchill’s speech is considered one of the opening volleys announcing the beginning of the Cold War. Churchill, who had been defeated for re-election as prime minister in 1945, was invited to Westminster College in Fulton, Mi...