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George C. Marshall - General of the Army, Chief of Staff U.S. Army, Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, architect of the Marshall Plan, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize - Arlington National Cemetery
u/A-dab — 4 hours ago
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▲ 28 r/Presidents
75 years ago today (April 11, 1951), President Harry Truman relieved General of the Army Douglas MacArthur of his commands, after MacArthur made comments criticizing the Truman Administration's policies. MacArthur was replaced by General Matthew B. Ridgway.
u/A-dab — 9 hours ago
TIL in 1987, imprisoned Mafia boss Carmine Persico ordered acting boss Joel Cacace to kill an anti-Mafia lawyer. Cacace hired two hitmen, who mistakenly killed the lawyer's father. Cacace then hired two hitmen to kill the first hit team. Cacace then killed the second hit team as well.
en.wikipedia.orgu/A-dab — 4 days ago
Pete Conrad, Arlington National Cemetery. Stepping foot on the Moon as part of Apollo 12, he poked fun at his rather slight build: "Whoopee! Man, that may have been a small one for Neil, but that's a long one for me."
u/A-dab — 4 days ago