TODAY IN HISTORY
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT
Oct. 20, 1944
During World War II, Gen. Douglas MacArthur stepped ashore at Leyte in the Philippines, 2½ years after saying, “I shall return.” The cities of Belgrade and Dubrovnik were liberated by Russian and Yugoslav troops.
ALSO ON THIS DATE
1803
The U.S. Senate ratified the Louisiana Purchase.
1947
The House Un-American Activities Committee opened hearings into alleged Communist influence and infiltration in the U.S. motion picture industry.
1964
The 31st president of the United States, Herbert C. Hoover, died in New York at age 90.
1994
Actor Burt Lancaster died at age 80.