British soldiers fire on unarmed civilians outside the Boston Custom House, killing three and mortally wounding two others. The Boston Massacre occurred as the large group of protesters had been taunting the British soldiers and speaking out against British taxes levied against the colonies.
Speaking at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill declares that the Soviet Union has imposed an "iron curtain" across Eastern Europe. Churchill, an indispensable ally during World War II, led the opposition in Parliament following a 1945 electoral defeat.
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