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General of the Army Douglas MacArthur played prominent roles in the Pacific theater of World War II and in the Korean War. He was designated to command the invasion of Japan in November 1945, and when that was no longer necessary he officially accepted their surrender. MacArthur oversaw the occupation of Japan from 1945 to 1951 and is credited for implementing democratic changes.Gen. MacArthur is entombed in a memorial in Norfolk, Va.
General of the Army Douglas MacArthur played prominent roles in the Pacific theater of World War II and in the Korean War. He was designated to command the invasion of Japan in November 1945, and when that was no longer necessary he officially accepted their surrender. MacArthur oversaw the occupation of Japan from 1945 to 1951 and is credited for implementing democratic changes.Gen. MacArthur is entombed in a memorial in Norfolk, Va.
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Military influences in fashion
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterOver the centuries, at the same time military might has been building borders, shaping national identities and protecting ways of life, it's also been building our wardrobes, shaping our silhouettes and taking fledgling brands to the front lines of...Tags: Defense, World War I (1914-1918), Armed Forces, Armed Conflicts, Companies and Corporations
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Condos don't hold a candle to Elton John's new place
Rock icon Elton John and his partner, David Furnish, have listed their two condominiums in West Hollywood for sale, according to the Multiple Listing Service.
The smaller of the two, with one bedroom, 11/2 bathrooms and 1,151 square feet of living space,...Tags: Lost (tv program), Dancing With the Stars (tv program), Tommy Lee Jones, Charlie Sheen, Sports
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Occupy Wall Street shifts from protest to policy phase
How do you know when a protest movement is starting to scare the pants off the establishment?
One clue is when the protesters are casually dismissed as hippies or rabble, or their principles redefined as class envy or as (that all-purpose insult) "un-...Tags: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Felix Frankfurter, Financial Markets, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Metal and Mineral
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Book review: 'Wild Bill Donovan: The Spymaster Who Created the OSS and Modern American Espionage'
Los Angeles TimesContemporary history is seldom as relevant and engaging as Douglas Waller's new biography, "Wild Bill Donovan: The Spymaster Who Created the OSS and Modern American Espionage," which is — by turns — fascinatingly instructive and thoroughly...Tags: Armed Conflicts, Human Interest, Folklore and Mythology, Italy, Diseases and Illnesses
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65 years ago this morning Japan did this in front of Douglas MacArthur (video)
Top of the TicketWorld War II ends with Gen. Douglas MacArthur's immortal words about that day -- and that global struggle.... -
Marines remember Inchon landing, classic battle of Korean War
L.A. NOWOne of the institutional characteristics of the Marine Corps is its reverence for its history. And so on Wednesday, the Marines remembered the 60th anniversary of the amphibious landing at Inchon, Korea, a daring assault that proved a turning point...... -
Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Oct. 28, 1959
The Daily MirrorNippon Women Split on Retaining Geisha LADIES DAY IN TOKYO: The flowery era of Madame Butterfly is dying, but not quite dead in the postwar life of Japan. Under the democracy dictated to them by Gen. Douglas MacArthur, Japanese women got the vote in 1946.... -
Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Oct. 29, 1959
The Daily MirrorWomen of Japan Enjoy Their Liberty LADIES DAY IN TOKYO (Part Two) -- When General of the Army Douglas MacArthur returned, as he had somehow hurriedly promised to do, Japan got its first taste of democracy. In the manner of a triumphant but just warrior,... -
How low will he go? Obama gives Japan's Emperor Akihito a wow bow (Updates with videos, pic)
Top of the TicketU.S. president goes lower than he did for the Saudi king.... -
Ticket Replay: How low will he go? Obama's wow bow to Japan's Emperor Akihito
Top of the TicketAs the holiday season arrives, our thoughts on The Ticket turn to working not quite so hard for a few days. So we are re-publishing some of our favorite or most-read items from 2009. This item originally appeared on Nov....... -
'Star: How Warren Beatty Seduced America' by Peter Biskind
In the introduction to "Star: How Warren Beatty Seduced America," Peter Biskind calls Beatty an "indecently gifted" artist whose work has "enriched the cinema." But that's just foreplay. Here's the first sentence of Chapter 1:
"On a hot summer night,...Tags: Orson Welles, Midtown, Entertainment, Annette Bening, Howard Hughes
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'The Lacuna' by Barbara Kingsolver
Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, Lev Trotsky. The Mexican painter whose flamboyant art and mangled body continue to nourish a multimedia industry. The adored husband 21 years her elder, myth-making muralist and Mexican national hero. And the man on the lam whom...Tags: Diego Rivera, Society, Murder, World War II (1939-1945), Crimes
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