MacArthur
Douglas, 1880–1964, U.S. general: supreme commander of allied forces in southwestern Pacific Ocean during World War II and of United Nations forces in Korea 1950–51.
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That heirloom, passed from one generation to the next, led Miles, a MacArthur fellow and historian, to re-create the trajectory of Rose’s descendants.
20 books to read this summer | Washington Post Editors and Reviewers | May 27, 2021 | Washington PostA MacArthur-grant-winning social psychologist at the University of Pennsylvania, she has made very bold claims about the importance of grit for years, and those claims have been echoed by other big names, too.
Not long ago I interviewed Sarah Stewart, a MacArthur “genius” grantee, who “reinvented the moon.”
The project earned a Nobel Prize for Mavalvala’s mentor, Rainer Weiss ’55, PhD ’62, and Mavalvala won a MacArthur fellowship, among other awards, for her part in the research.
The MacArthur and Doris Duke foundations also plan to issue bonds, according to the New York Times.
The Ford Foundation announces $180 million in new racial justice grants, supported by proceeds from social bonds | Ellen McGirt | October 9, 2020 | Fortune
In 1951, Harry Truman fired Gen. Douglas MacArthur during the Korean War.
Bonauto, now an official MacArthur genius, is rightly known as the Thurgood Marshall of the marriage movement.
The Real Story Behind the Fight for Marriage Equality | E.J. Graff | December 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“My name is Alison Bechdel and I am a cartoonist,” she says with a little laugh at the beginning of her MacArthur video.
In 2000, she was named a MacArthur genius fellow for her work on civil rights and immigration.
The White House’s Woman in the Immigration Crosshairs | Eleanor Clift | July 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe English painter and MacArthur ‘genius’ has created some of the most arresting landscapes in modern art.
Rackstraw Downes’s Art and Essays Are Two Sides of the Same Genius | Bill Morris | June 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAt the conclusion of my talk it was translated into French by Mr. MacArthur.
A Journey Through France in War Time | Joseph G. Butler, Jr.Donald MacArthur did not let him see much of Katreen, but the old man was no longer opposed to him.
Great Ghost Stories | VariousSheumais must wait till Ian MacArthur came back again, which might be any day now.
Great Ghost Stories | VariousHe held a council of officers, at which Mr. MacArthur and several others were present.
History of Australia and New Zealand | Alexander SutherlandYou have none to give me, Sheen MacArthur; and, if you had, it would not be taking it I would.
The Best Psychic Stories | Various
British Dictionary definitions for MacArthur (1 of 2)
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Douglas. 1880–1964, US general. During World War II he became commanding general of US armed forces in the Pacific (1944) and accepted the surrender of Japan, the Allied occupation of which he commanded (1945–51). He was commander in chief of United Nations forces in Korea (1950–51) until dismissed by President Truman
Dame Ellen (Patricia) born 1976, English yachtswoman; in 2005 she set a new world record for the fastest solo world circumnavigation
British Dictionary definitions for Macarthur (2 of 2)
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John. 1767–1834, Australian military officer, pastoralist, and entrepreneur, born in England. He established the breeding of merino sheep in Australia and was influential in founding the Australian wool industry
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