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    • Jan 26, 1880
    General Douglas MacArthur is born in Little Rock, Arkansas. He gives a speech in 1951 that inspires Gene Autry to write the country hit "Old Soldiers Never Die"
    Apr 19, 1951
    Deposed general Douglas MacArthur addresses a joint session of Congress, saying, "Old soldiers never die, they just fade away." Inspired by the statement, Gene Autry writes "Old Soldiers Never Die," which he records the next day
    Apr 5, 1964
    General Douglas MacArthur dies at Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington, D.C. He gave a speech that inspired Gene Autry to write "Old Soldiers Never Die" in 1951. MacArthur will also be referenced in Bill Anderson's 1970 country hit "Where Have All Our Heroes Gone"
    Jun 30, 1970
    Bill Anderson records "Where Have All Our Heroes Gone" at Bradley's Barn in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee. The song mentions 15 famous people, including newsmakers John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Winston Churchill, Charles Lindbergh, Douglas MacArthur and Dwight Eisenhower
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