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4 days ago · Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950) was a British novelist, poet, essayist, journalist, and critic who wrote under the pen name of George Orwell, a name inspired by his favourite place, the River Orwell. [2]
4 days ago · In 2009, Blair was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by George W. Bush. He was made a Knight Companion of the Garter by Queen Elizabeth II in 2022. At various points in his premiership, Blair was among both the most popular and most unpopular politicians in British history.
4 days ago · The 2005 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 5 May 2005, to elect 646 members to the House of Commons. The governing Labour Party led by the prime minister Tony Blair won its third consecutive victory, with Blair becoming the second Labour leader after Harold Wilson to form three majority governments.
4 days ago · Following the September 11 attacks on the United States in 2001, global terrorism dominated the political agenda in Britain, and Blair closely allied himself with the administration of U.S. Pres. George W. Bush.
2 days ago · The following notices of deaths were received and processed by University staff during the University's Spring 2024, Summer 2024, and Fall 2023 semesters.
1 day ago · Brown sets out later on Sunday for his first meeting with Bush since succeeding Tony Blair as prime minister ... of British troops from Iraq in talks with U.S. President George W. Bush on ...
5 days ago · Rebel Labour MP George Galloway, suspended from the party over an outspoken TV interview in which he denounced the war in Iraq, stands by his comments.
