On This Day: Gen. MacArthur relieved of command in Korea

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TOP NEWS APRIL 11, 2021 / 3:00 AM

On April 11, 1951, President Harry Truman relieved Army Gen. Douglas MacArthur of his command in Korea.
By UPI Staff

April 11 (UPI) -- On this date in history:

In 1945, Allied troops liberated Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany. French writer Marcel Conversy would describe his 15 months there as a "living hell."

In 1947, the Brooklyn Dodgers' Jackie Robinson became the first African-American player to take the field for a Major League Baseball team, playing in an exhibition game against the New York Yankees. Four days later, on April 15, Robinson made his official MLB debut, playing on opening day at Ebbets Field against the Boston Braves.

In 1951, President Harry Truman relieved Army Gen. Douglas MacArthur of his command in Korea.

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In 1968, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act, granting fair housing options to all regardless of race, religion or national origin.

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1. About MacArthur...

Never forget that MacArthur wanted to usurp the power of the President and decide for himself to use nuclear weapons against China. The years of running Japan as the de facto emperor had gone to his head.

[GusBob]

2. He was the original MAGA-type

He would’ve loved Trump