This week in Pacific history

April 11th - April 17th

April 11th - April 17th

Eisenhower thinking, "I'll be darned."

Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower reacts to the news that Gen. Douglas MacArthur had been relieved of command in April, 1951.

Red Grandy/Stars and Stripes

April 11th, 1951Korean War: General of the Army Douglas MacArthur is relieved of command in Korea.
April 13th, 1972Vietnam War: The Battle of An Lộc starts.
April 15th, 1989 – The Tiananmen Square protests start.
April 16th, 2014 – The ferry MV Sewol sinks near Jindo Island, South Korea, killing 304 passengers and crew.
April 17th, 1975 – The Cambodian Civil War ends with the Khmer Rouge taking control.