25 Mind-Blowing Facts About Sir Winston Churchill

18. He Was The First Person Ever To Be Made An Honorary US Citizen

Churchill And Fdr Gif In 1963 President John F Kennedy, who had just been granted power to do so by Congress, proclaimed Winston Churchill as the first-ever Honorary Citizen of the United States. Amazingly, only Churchill and Mother Teresa have been given honorary US citizenships during their lifetime - and there are only six more in all who have been granted them posthumously.
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