History
Today in History: October 20, MacArthur returns to the Philippines
Gen. Douglas MacArthur returned to the Philippines during the Battle of Leyte (LAY’-tee) in World War II, fulfilling a promise he made after being ordered to evacuate the country two years prior by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Burbank family learns grandfather had dementia and was buried in pauper’s grave
It had taken 108 years, but the forgotten man buried in gravesite 991 would never be forgotten again.
Today in History: October 18, American shatters long jump world record by nearly two feet
American Bob Beamon shattered the previous long jump world record by nearly two feet, leaping 29 feet, 2 1/4 inches (8.90 meters) at the Summer Olympics in Mexico City.