This was stated in a statement issued by the military authorities in Seoul following the latest incident with Kim Jong-un's regime. On Tuesday, at 5:00 p.m. on the Korean Peninsula, a dozen North ...

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First Crossing. On June 25, 1950, a Russian-armed North Korean army drove south across the 38th parallel in a surprise attack. The same day, the U.N. Security Council branded the assault aggression.

6/9/1951, Library of Congress The war broke out on June 25, 1950 when North Korean troops crossed the 38th parallel, invading South Korea. North Korean leader Kim Il-sung launched the attack once ...

In August 1945, at the end of World War II, Russia and the United States divided the Korean peninsula at the 38th parallel into communist north and western-aligned south, setting the stage for one ...

WASHINGTON -- In a speech to the National Press Club in 1950, U.S. Secretary of State Dean Acheson drew a line in East Asia laying out the American defensive perimeter to prevent the spread of ...

China responded to the approaching UN force by sending over 250,000 Chinese “volunteers” into North Korea. These volunteers helped to push the UN forces back across the 38th parallel.