The Cold War continues: In a televised address to the nation, Republican (fascist/socialist) President Eisenhower says he will use military force to defend the kleptocratic Republic of (Taiwan/“free”) China islands of Quemoy and Matsu, which have been shelled by shore batteries of the communist People’s Republic of (mainland/“Red”) China.
[restored 9/24/2022]
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References:
Calvin D. Linton, ed., The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 389.
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