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.
Soviet Dictator from 1964 to 1982; brought an end to the Dethawing of the Cold War, instituted his doctrine of intervention in Eastern Europe; invaded Afghanistan in 1979 Iron Curtain A term popularized by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill to describe the Soviet Union's policy of isolation during the Cold War. The barrier isolated Eastern Europe from the rest of the world. Strategic Arms Limitations Talks