PEOPLE IN HISTORY          WARS, BATTLES AND REVOLUTIONS          MAP ARCHIVE          FAMOUS SPEECHES

 
 

GOVERNMENTS IN HISTORY          HISTORIC DOCUMENTS          HISTORIC PLACES AND LOCATIONS          ALL-TIME RECORDS IN HISTORY

 
 

SOURCE TEXT          SOURCE DOCUMENTS          HISTORY DICTIONARY          TIMELINES          ARCHAEOLOGICAL RECORDS

 
   
 

HOME   -   PEOPLE IN HISTORY A-Z   -   DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

 
   


Douglas MacArthur 1880 - 1964

 

Douglas MacArthur 1880-1964

 



General Douglas MacArthur fought in
WWI, in WWII and in the Korean War.



In 1944, MacArthur kept what he had promised in 1942, his return to the Philippines. Back then the Japanese had driven his troops off the Philippines.

U.S. forces landed on Red Beach on Leyte on October 20, 1944. Here is MacArthur's I Have Returned speech, which was broadcast via radio.

And here is Leyte on a map:

MAP LOCATION OF LEYTE - PHILIPPINES
MAP LOCATION OF LEYTE - PHILIPPINES



 

On July 8, 1950, MacArthur was given command of U.N. Forces in the Korean War.

Check this event in the Timeline of the Korean War.

 

On April 19, 1951, General Douglas MacArthur delivered his Old Soldiers Don't Die address to a joint session of Congress, quoting an old military song. This was his farewell speech from the army.

President Harry S. Truman had sent him into retirement on April 11, 1951.

TRUMAN FIRES MACARTHUR
TRUMAN FIRES MACARTHUR

 

Check the Korean War Timeline for the year 1951.

 

Douglas MacArthur Short Biography

1880 Birth at Little Rock, Arkansas

1918 Promoted Brigadier General

1922 Marries Louise Cromwell Brooks

1925 Promoted Major General

1929 Divorce from Louise

1930 Promoted General

1937 Retires from the Army, marries Jean Faircloth

1941, July - Back out of retirement, World War Two calls

1951 April 19 - General Douglas MacArthur's Farewell Address

1964 Death at Washington D.C.

 

 

 

 

More History



Previous Page

Marquis de Sade
 


Back to

First Page

Back to
People in History
Main Page

 



Next Page

Duc de Morny
 


 



People in History A - Z
 

 

People in History by Group


Explorers, Scientists & Inventors

Musicians, Painters & Artists

Poets, Writers & Philosophers

Native Americans & The Wild West

First Ladies

Popes

Troublemakers

Historians

Archaeologists

Royal Families

Tribes & Peoples

 






King John of England 1167-1216

 

Tsar Ivan IV the Terrible 1530 - 1584

 

Adolf Hitler 1889 - 1945

 

 

Famous Speeches in History
Browse the speech archive:

Speeches by Topic A-Z

Speeches by Speaker A-Z

Speeches in Chronological Order

Speeches Given by Women

Speeches Given by African-Americans

Speeches Given by U.S. Presidents





Wars, Battles & Revolutions in History




 

Online History Dictionary A - Z

Online History Dictionary A - Z

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

French Revolution - Its Causes, Its Victims, Its Effects

     
 


People in History

People in History A

People in History B

People in History Ca - Char

People in History Chas - Cz

People in History D

People in History E

People in History F

People in History G

People in History H

People in History I

People in History J - K

People in History L

People in History M

People in History N - O

People in History P - Q

People in History R

People in History S

People in History T

People in History U - Z


Explorers, Scientists & Inventors

Musicians, Painters & Artists


Poets, Writers & Philosophers

Native Americans & The Wild West

First Ladies

Popes

Troublemakers

Historians

Archaeologists

Royal Families

Tribes & Peoples

 


Wars, Battles & Revolutions

Wars & Revolutions A

Wars & Revolutions B - E

Wars & Revolutions F - G

Wars & Revolutions H - J

Wars & Revolutions K - O

Wars & Revolutions P - R

Wars & Revolutions S - Z

Wars & Revolutions Chronological

Battles A - C

Battles D - G

Battles H - L


Battles M - P

Battles Q - Z

Battles Ancient Times - 1499

Battles 1500 - 1699

Battles 1700 - 1799

Battles 1800 - 1899

Battles 1900 - Today
 


Miscellaneous

History Dictionary A - F

History Dictionary G - Z

Source Text - By Title

Source Text - By Author

Historic Documents A - K

Historic Documents L - Z

Historic Documents Chronological

Music in History

History Movies

Research

Bored?

Kids & History

Browse

About Us

Write Me

 


Sitemaps

Sitemap 01   Sitemap 02   Sitemap 03    Sitemap 04   Sitemap 05   Sitemap 06  
Sitemap 07   Sitemap 08   Sitemap 09    Sitemap 10   Sitemap 11   Sitemap 12
Sitemap 13   Sitemap 14   Sitemap 15    Sitemap 16   Sitemap 17   Sitemap 18
Sitemap 19   Sitemap 20   Sitemap 21    Sitemap 22   Sitemap 23   Sitemap 24


Site Search

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


HISTORY IN A NUTSHELL

 

© 2016 Emerson Kent