Studies in the 1980s suggest that between 2.5 and 3 percent of all people in the United States are considered mentally retarded. According to the 1990 census, 6.3 and 7.5 million people in the United States have mental retardation.
Dunkirk (2017 film) Dunkirk is an upcoming English-language war film written, co-produced, and directed by Christopher Nolan. Set during World War II, it concerns the Dunkirk evacuation. Nolan said Dunkirk was not a war film but rather a survival story and first and foremost a suspense film, lacking the bloody aspects of combat. The film is a co-production between the United Kingdom, France, and the United States.
Today marks the 73rd anniversary of the end of the Dunkirk evacuations during World War II. Over a period of nine days, a total of 338,226 Allied soldiers were rescued from Dunkirkâs beaches by a fleet of 933 boats. The evacuation was ordered on 26 May 1940 after British, French and Belgium troops were cut off by German forces during the Battle of Dunkirk; an event Winston Churchill dubbed âa colossal military failureâ.