Douglas MacArthur (1880–1964) was an American general who played a prominent role in the Pacific theater during World War II. He received the Medal of Honor, as did his father, was one of only five men to rise to the rank of General of the Army in the U.S. Army, and was the only man to become a field marshal in the Philippine Army. After graduating first in his West Point class in 1903, MacArthur participated in the 1914 occupation of Veracruz and served on the Western Front during World War I, becoming the U.S. Army's youngest major general. Thereafter he held a variety of posts, including Superintendent of West Point and Chief of Staff. He retired in 1937, but was recalled to active duty during World War II. After the Japanese invasion of the Philippines, he escaped with his family and staff to Australia, where he became Supreme Commander, Southwest Pacific Area. He fulfilled a famous pledge to return to the Philippines, and officially accepted Japan's surrender on 2 September 1945. Overseeing the occupation of Japan from 1945 to 1951, he implemented many reforms, and led the United Nations Command in the Korean War until President Harry Truman had him relieved of his commands in April 1951.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1500:

Spanish navigator, explorer, and conquistador Vicente Yáñez Pinzón reached the north coast of what today is Brazil. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicente_Y%C3%A1%C3%B1ez_Pinz%C3%B3n

1564:

Livonian War: A Lithuanian surprise attack resulted in a decisive defeat of the numerically superior Russian forces. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ula

1863:

American Civil War: After the disastrous result of the Battle of Fredericksburg and a failed offensive against Robert E. Lee, Union Army General Ambrose Burnside was relieved from command of the Army of the Potomac. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambrose_Burnside

1952:

Spontaneous anti-British riots erupted in Cairo following the killings of 50 Egyptian auxiliary police the day before. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cairo_Fire

1991:

Factions led by warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid and his rebel group, the United Somali Congress, ousted President of Somalia Siad Barre from office. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siad_Barre

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

monoousian: (theology) Having one and the same nature or essence, especially with regard to the persons of the Trinity. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/monoousian

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

 Let's give this entity which you call soul another name. Soul has too many incorrect meanings for humans, too many verbal reverberations, too many contrary definitions. Speak the word soul, and unbelievers will automatically become deaf to what follows. Those who believe in souls will always hear you through the mental constructs that they formed on Earth. Let us call this nonmatter twin the... ah... ka…   --Philip José Farmer https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Philip_Jos%C3%A9_Farmer