The earliest known evidence of human presence in the area now known as England was that of Homo antecessor, dating to approximately 780,000 years ago. The oldest proto-human bones discovered in England date from 500,000 years ago.
Winston Churchill is best known as the greatest statesman of the 20th century.He was the prime minister of England. England was one of the United States's closest allies throughout the 20th century, and Churchill was a highly respected, successful leader, so Americans trusted his opinion of the Soviet Union when he spoke of the Iron Curtain in the 1940s.
