A rare âmedicaneâ formed in the Mediterranean Sea and is producing strong winds and rain in southeast France. Tropical storm Sean could become a hurricane.
On March 5, 1946, Winston Churchill delivered his famous Iron Curtain speech to a crowd of more than 40,000 people. The speech was named by Churchill, The Sinews of Peace, and changed the way the democratic West viewed the Communist East.
The Iron Curtain. On March 5th 1946, Winston Churchill made his âiron curtainâ speech at Fulton, Missouri, USA. The speech was officially entitled âThe Sinews of Peaceâ but became better known as the âIron Curtainâ speech. It set the tone for the early years of theCold War.