Gen. Douglas MacArthur delivered his "Old soldiers never die" speech to a joint session of Congress on this day in history, April 19, 1951. Earlier, MacArthur was relieved of his military duties.

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 ...

"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 ...

The reclusive only child of five-star Army Gen. Douglas MacArthur made a rare public statement Saturday to honor the Americans and Filipinos who fought to liberate the Philippines from Japanese ...

Douglas MacArthur walked ... had come down to bid him farewell, including Maj. Gen. George Moore, who was in charge of harbor defenses. “George,” MacArthur told him, “keep the flag flying.” ...

In his 1951 farewell address to Congress and the American public (known as the "old soldiers never die, they just fade away" speech), Army Gen. Douglas MacArthur said something the Trump ...