Gen. Douglas MacArthur and his family left the Philippine island of Corregidor on this day in history, March 11, 1942. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt ordered MacArthur to leave the island after ...

In the darkest days of World War II, Gens. Douglas MacArthur and Jonathan Wainwright faced unsurmountable odds. Only one of them, however, was responsible for their dilemma. Against the threat of ...

Eighty years ago today, Gen. Douglas MacArthur arrived in Australia, three days after retreating from Corregidor in the Philippines under withering Japanese assault. Another three days later, at ...

It was 75 years ago this month that Gen. Douglas MacArthur landed on the Philippine island of Leyte — leading to the end of the Japanese occupation there, and hastening the end of WWII. Seventy-five ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. After covering the Italian and French ...

Typhoon Haiyan has toppled many things – homes, schools and even one of the soldiers in a group of statues memorializing Gen. Douglas MacArthur's landing in the central Philippines on Oct. 20, 1944.

General Douglas MacArthur, 1905. Library of Congress. One of the most controversial moments in the controversial life of Douglas MacArthur came in early 1942, when he received $500,000 from the ...

If in 1946 or after any hungry nation makes a grab for the 7,083 islands that will then be the free and independent Philippine Republic, she will find her hands full. Whipping through the water at 60 ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – The MacArthur Memorial is partnering with the Filipino American National Historical Society and the Council of United Filipino Organizations of Tidewater to host a ...

"You couldn't shrug your shoulders at Douglas MacArthur," observes historian David McCullough. "There was nothing bland about him, nothing passive about him, nothing dull about him. There's no ...

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Seventy-five years ago today, an armada of American warships was steaming toward the Philippines. World War II was underway. The Philippines were a U.S. colony, but Japan was occupying the archipelago ...