Douglas MacArthur vs Theodore von Kármán
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Compare the life timelines of Douglas MacArthur (1880–1964) and Theodore von Kármán (1881–1963) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 82 years, from 1881 to 1963.
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Douglas MacArthur (1880–1964)
- — Born in Little Rock, Arkansas Verified
- — Graduated first in his class from West Point Verified
- — Appointed Superintendent of West Point Verified
- — Served as Army Chief of Staff Verified
- — Commanded Allied forces in the Southwest Pacific Verified
- — Led the occupation of Japan Verified
- — Accepted Japan's surrender Verified
- — Relieved of command during the Korean War Verified
- — Died in Washington, D.C. Verified
Theodore von Kármán (1881–1963)
- — Born in Budapest, Austria-Hungary Verified
- — Earned doctorate at the University of Göttingen Verified
- — Described the Kármán vortex street Verified
- — Directed the Aachen aerodynamics institute Verified
- — Emigrated to the United States to lead Caltech's GALCIT Verified
- — Co-founded the Jet Propulsion Laboratory Verified
- — Co-founded Aerojet Verified
- — Founded and chaired AGARD for NATO Verified
- — Received the first National Medal of Science Verified
- — Died in Aachen, West Germany Verified