The Right Honourable Margaret Thatcher
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1979-1990)
Leader of the Opposition, Leader of the Conservative Party
Secretary of State for Education and Science
Member of Parliament for Finchley
Leader of the Opposition, Leader of the Conservative Party
Secretary of State for Education and Science
Member of Parliament for Finchley
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Biography
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG OM PC FRS (née Roberts, 13 October 1925 – 8 April 2013) was a British politician who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and the Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. She was the longest-serving British Prime Minister of the 20th century and is the only woman to have held the office. A Soviet journalist called her the "Iron Lady", a nickname that became associated with her uncompromising politics and leadership style. As Prime Minister, she implemented policies that have come to be known as Thatcherism. » Full Bio
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American Presidential - September 26, 1960
American Presidential - September 26, 1960
First Kennedy-Nixon Debate
For the first time in U.S. history, a debate between major party presidential candidates is shown on television. The presidential hopefuls, John F. Kennedy, a Democratic senator of Massachusetts, and Richard M. Nixon, the vice president of the United States, met in a Chicago studio to discuss U.S. domestic matters. » Full Article
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