1951: Truman and McArthur

By April 1951, President Truman was not very popular at all.  He barely won in 1948 and had to deal with the war in Korea and the post-war economic adjustments. 

Then he fired General MacArthur, an extremely popular military leader on this day in 1951.   

In the end, President Truman had no choice and acted correctly.  You can not have any kind of insubordination against the commander in chief.

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1861: The Civil War begins

On this day in 1861, the US Civil War began.

A couple years ago, I heard "Going Home".  It was the opening song from Gods and Generals, a Civil War movie:

"A moving portrayal of a nation divided, Gods and Generals begins in early 1861 and continues through 1863, climaxing with the stunning Battle of Chancellorsville." (Story)

Mary Fahl has a great voice and this is a great soundtrack.

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