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Posted: 1/27/2015 6:42:51 PM EDT
Douglas MacArthur was one day old. He was born in Norfolk, Va. while his mother was in Arkansas. She was a socialite in  Norfolk and wanted to be in Norfolk when he was born, however her husband was stationed in Arkansas when Douglas was born Jan 26, 1880. The Norfolk news paper had a front page article announcing his birth...Douglas MacArthur born in Norfolk while his mother is in Arkansas.

Old soldiers never die...
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Hatfields & McCoys
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WTF did I just read?
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Somebody either didn't read what he wrote, or a newspaper really fucked up, 135 years ago.
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Just thought you might enjoy a little history about General Douglas MacArthur. If you don't understand, you probably went to a public school. They don't teach history there.
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Douglas MacArthur was one day old. He was born in Norfolk, Va. while his mother was in Arkansas. She was a socialite in  Norfolk and wanted to be in Norfolk when he was born, however her husband was stationed in Arkansas when Douglas was born Jan 26, 1880. The Norfolk news paper had a front page article announcing his birth...Douglas MacArthur born in Norfolk while his mother is in Arkansas.

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Too bad he didn't have the hair required to be president.  
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Like this guy?










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Born October 14, 1890
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Obama was born in Africa while his Mom was in Hawaii or something.
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Douglas MacArthur was one day old. He was born in Norfolk, Va. while his mother was in Arkansas. She was a socialite in  Norfolk and wanted to be in Norfolk when he was born, however her husband was stationed in Arkansas when Douglas was born Jan 26, 1880. The Norfolk news paper had a front page article announcing his birth...Douglas MacArthur born in Norfolk while his mother is in Arkansas.

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I read that years ago.....Till then I always thought he was a Virginian.


Douglas MacArthur was born 26 January 1880, at the Arsenal Barracks in Little Rock, Arkansas.
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Douglas MacArthur was one day old. He was born in Norfolk, Va. while his mother was in Arkansas. She was a socialite in  Norfolk and wanted to be in Norfolk when he was born, however her husband was stationed in Arkansas when Douglas was born Jan 26, 1880. The Norfolk news paper had a front page article announcing his birth...Douglas MacArthur born in Norfolk while his mother is in Arkansas.

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Thanks for that tidbit.  I didn't know that.  Doug MacArthur was in San Francisco when some prisoner (soldier) escaped from Fortress Alcatraz (before it became a federal prison Alcatraz was one of the forts defending the San Francisco Bay).  The soldier made his way to Fort Mason (one block away from Ghiradelli Square) and MacArthur tracked him down (yes, followed his footsteps) and captured him.
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