A poem written when she was in hospital for her mastectomy begins Honour the true believer, but ends by honouring the one who does not believe, Unarmed, yet proudly keeping / Faith with his unbelief...
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Mary McCarthy
When in 1955 or thereabouts the United States, under President Eisenhower
, gradually took over from the French the role of fighting Vietnamese Communists, and when fighting then escalated with the bombardment of Northern Vietnam...
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1 February 1956: In the Declaration of Washington (one of...
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1 February 1956
In the Declaration of Washington (one of a number of statements to bear this title), the US President and British Prime Minister pronounced together on relations between the Free World and the Soviet Union.
Robertson, E. Arnot. “Letter to the Editor: Declaration of Washington”. Times, 4 Feb. 1956, p. 7.
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26 June 1959: The St Lawrence Seaway was officially opened...
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26 June 1959
The St Lawrence Seaway was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth
and American President Eisenhower
at St Lambert, Quebec.
Bruno, Leonard. On the Move: A Chronology of Advances in Transportation. Gale Research, 1993.
278
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
415
January 1961: US President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned...
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January 1961
US President Dwight D. Eisenhower
warned in his farewell address against the growing influence of the military-industrial complex in national affairs.
Shapin, Steven. “Megaton Man”. London Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2002, pp. 18-20.
