Today, the gesture is more commonly acknowledged as meaning 'peace' but back in ... to be adopted during the war. Winston Churchill first used the V for Victory sign on July 19, 1941.

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That’s correct, Neville Chamberlain, the same milquetoast British prime minister who preceded Churchill with his infamous “Peace ... Sir Winston’s iconic “V” for “Victory” sign.

In a world of angels, peace is natural ... This was the question with which Winston Churchill wrestled when he took the lead in mobilizing the world to smash Hitlerism. Churchill understood ...

While many claim this to be a myth, one man known for popularising the symbol is the former British prime minister Sir Winston Churchill ... met would hold up the peace sign, so he decided ...

Although the UK's ex-Prime Minister Winston Churchill didn’t invent the V sign, he did change its meaning ... coming to also mean “peace” during the ‘60s.

Sir Winston Churchill was the first Prime Minister to ... veneration of the memory of that outstanding man who in war and peace served his country unfailingly for more than fifty years, and ...

A dumbfounded thrifter snagged a sweet deal while shopping in Westchester County, purchasing a “priceless” letter bearing Winston Churchill’s signature for a meager dollar. “I felt like I ...

A set of Winston Churchill’s false teeth is expected to fetch up to £8,000 ($10,000) when it goes on sale in England next month. Churchill, Britain’s prime minister during World War II ...