Douglas MacArthur vs Eleanor Roosevelt

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Compare the life timelines of Douglas MacArthur (1880–1964) and Eleanor Roosevelt (1884–1962) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 78 years, from 1884 to 1962.

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Douglas MacArthur (1880–1964)

26 January 1880 — Born in Little Rock, Arkansas Verified
1903 — Graduated first in his class from West Point Verified
1919 – 1922 — Appointed Superintendent of West Point Verified
21 November 1930 – 1 October 1935 — Served as Army Chief of Staff Verified
1942 – 1945 — Commanded Allied forces in the Southwest Pacific Verified
1945 – 1951 — Led the occupation of Japan Verified
2 September 1945 — Accepted Japan's surrender Verified
11 April 1951 — Relieved of command during the Korean War Verified
5 April 1964 — Died in Washington, D.C. Verified

Eleanor Roosevelt (1884–1962)

11 October 1884 — Born in New York City Verified
17 March 1905 — Married Franklin D. Roosevelt Verified
4 March 1933 – 12 April 1945 — Became First Lady of the United States Verified
30 December 1935 — Began her 'My Day' newspaper column Verified
1939 — Resigned from the Daughters of the American Revolution Verified
1945 — Appointed U.S. delegate to the United Nations Verified
10 December 1948 — Chaired drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Verified
7 November 1962 — Died in New York City Verified