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5 days ago · In consequence of the rapid Japanese advance and the perceived failure to quickly counterattack, a "crisis of command" resulted, in which manoeuvring by General Douglas MacArthur, Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in the South West Pacific Area, and General Sir Thomas Blamey, commander of Allied Land Forces, resulted in the sackings of three ...
1 day ago · After almost being driven into the sea, UN forces, made up largely of U.S. troops and commanded by U.S. Gen. Douglas MacArthur, counterattacked successfully and in September pushed the North Korean forces back across the border. Not content with this victory, the United States attempted to unify Korea by force, advancing almost to the borders ...
1 day ago · Estimates vary as to how many were killed. Between 1936 to 1945, roughly 14,000 victims were murdered in Unit 731. [ 6 ] It is estimated that at least 300,000 individuals have died due to infectious illnesses caused by the activities of Unit 731 and its affiliated research facilities. [ 7 ]
3 days ago · Despite his reservations about American general Douglas MacArthur as a man, Peck had long wanted to play him on film, and did so in MacArthur in 1976. [333] Peck was a close friend of French president Jacques Chirac .
4 days ago · World War II - Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Atomic Bombs: On August 6, 1945, an atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima: the combined heat and blast pulverized everything in the explosion's immediate vicinity and immediately killed some 70,000 people (the death toll passed 100,000 by the end of the year).
2 days ago · Ethel Kennedy, who raised their 11 children after her husband was assassinated and remained dedicated to social causes and the family's legacy, died on Thursday at age 96.
1 day ago · Boston 25 News Staff. Mon, October 14, 2024, 4:56 PM EDT · 2 min read. Members of the Kennedy family gathered Monday on Cape Cod for the funeral of Ethel Kennedy, who lost her husband Robert F ...
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