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2 days ago · General George C. Marshall, the 50th U.S. Secretary of State. The Marshall Plan (officially the European Recovery Program, ERP) was an American initiative enacted in 1948 to provide foreign aid to Western Europe.
Sep 17, 2024 · Marshall is named for George C. Marshall, who led U.S. efforts to help rebuild Europe after World War II. An early leader in civil space, Marshall developed the Saturn rockets for the Apollo program. Pictured is the north side of Building 4221 on the campus of Marshall Space Flight Center.
Sep 5, 2024 · The US postwar initiative, named after George Marshall, President Harry Truman’s secretary of state, spent around 5 per cent of US GDP to shore up western Europe’s economies against the threat...
Sep 5, 2024 · George Catlett Marshall, Jr. (December 31, 1880 – October 16, 1959), was an American soldier and statesman famous for his leadership roles during World War II and after. He was Chief of Staff of the Army, Secretary of State, and the third Secretary of Defense.
1 day ago · General George Marshall spent most of 1946 in China trying to negotiate a compromise but failed. He convinced Truman the Nationalists would never win on their own and a very large-scale U.S. intervention to stop the Communists would significantly weaken U.S. opposition to the Soviets in Europe.
Sep 25, 2024 · Marshall Space Flight Center - NASA. Arctic Sea Ice Near Historic Low; Antarctic Ice Continues Decline. Hubble Lights the Way with New Multiwavelength Galaxy View. What’s Up: September 2024 Skywatching Tips from NASA. New Video Series Spotlights Engineers on NASA’s Europa Clipper Mission.
19 hours ago · Curtis Emerson LeMay (November 15, 1906 – October 1, 1990) was a US Air Force general who implemented an effective but controversial strategic bombing campaign in the Pacific theater of World War II. He later served as Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, from 1961 to 1965.
