Video: 'The Doors - L.A. Woman (Full Album)' (10 videos)
(Monday, April 19, 1971) — L.A. Woman, the sixth studio album by the American rock band The Doors, featuring the hit singles “Love Her Madly” and “Riders on the Storm,” was released today.
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Video: 'General Douglas MacArthur Farewell Speech to Congress'
(Thursday, April 19, 1951, 12:31 p.m. EST; during the Korean War) — U.S. General Douglas MacArthur, relieved eight days ago by President Harry S. Truman as commander of United Nations forces battling North Korean and communist Chinese forces on the Korean Peninsula, bid farewell today before a joint meeting of Congress, quoting a line from a ballad: “Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.”
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