people must recognise that our thoughts, our opinions, and even the choice of who we are voting for may, and are, being manipulated, invisibly coerced by the media and tech giants. breaking from a tradition that us secretaries of state stay above the political fray, america s top diplomat addressed the convention from jerusalem. this president has led bold initiatives in nearly every corner of the world. in china, he s pulled back the curtain on the predatory aggression of the chinese communist party. the president has held china accountable for covering up the china virus and allowing it to spread death and economic destruction in america and around the world. democrats have already launched an investigation into whether mike pompeo broke the law by delivering a political speech during a diplomatic mission to the middle east. the star of the night was melania trump, stepping out from the white house to deliver
in one of these iconic planes. there we go. it s a low floor. snug, isn t it? amazing! wow! engine roars. absolutely sensational. being up here, the speed, the agility, the way the pilot says you re almost flying it with your fingertips. ijust cannot imagine
the gratitude of every home in our island, ourempire and indeed throughout the world, except in the abodes of the guilty, goes out to the british and men, who undaunted by odds, unweary in the constant challenge and mortal danger, are turning the tide of the world war by their promise and by their devotion. never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few. the battle of britain pilots flew mission after mission to defeat the german luftwaffe. their bravery and success made victory possible, but without the support of many others, the battle would not have been won. now, for the first time, we can add a 13 year old schoolgirl from north london to that list. i think history should remember her as being one of the people who made a real difference one of the ordinary people, working with their families, making a difference with theirfamilies, that have enormous impact
in the raf‘s victory in the battle of britain. she helped improve the firepower of the airforce s new fighters, the spitfire and the hurricane, which were key to defeating the german luftwaffe. sophie raworth explains. way up in the sky, there are all kinds of german fighters that are going to get the flashing of their lives. july, 1940. in nazi germany is beginning the first of many bombing raids in what became known as the battle of britain. at the raf s known as the battle of britain. at the raf‘s pilots managed to fight off the luftwaffe and defend these shores in their spitfires and hurricanes. it is the most famous plane from world war ii, it played a crucial role in the battle of britain. but what we didn t know until now was the role that a 13 year old girl this
but the raf‘s pilots managed to fight off the luftwaffe and defend these shores in their spitfires and hurricanes. it is the most famous plane from world war ii. it played a crucial role in the battle of britain. but what we didn t know until now was the role that a 13 year old girl played in this design. this new generation of fighter plane had originally been designed with just four machine guns. but this man, captain fred hill, a scientific officer in the air ministry, became convinced that four guns would not be enough. each plane needed eight. he faced stiff opposition. most thought eight guns would be too many, impossible to fit on the planes, but captain hill was convinced he was right, so he turned to an unlikely person for help his 13 year old daughter hazel, a talented mathematician. together, around their kitchen