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 ...

Sembavalam, Princess of Ayuta, a Pandian kingdom, embarked on a sea voyage to Korea from Tamil Nadu. The journey aimed at ...

The Korean War is often referred to as ‘the forgotten ... was split in two along the 38th parallel. North Korea became a Soviet-backed communist state, led by Kim Il Sung. South Korea was ...

AND THEN WAR BROKE OUT AGAIN. North Korean leader Kim Il-Sung sent troops across the 38th parallel in the summer of 1950, backed by Joseph Stalin in the USSR, and Mao Zedong in China. A massive ...

Without its own government, Korea was temporarily divided along the 38th parallel - by 2 US soldiers ... to the United States - before the Korean War made the division more permanent.

After the Korean War ended in 1953, the peninsula was separated by a haphazard line drawn from east to west. Neighbors on opposite sides of the line suddenly held different nationalities, and ...

These volunteers helped to push the UN forces back across the 38th parallel. The USSR was afraid of provoking a World War and therefore helped the North Koreans and the Chinese through indirect or ...

The Korean War, often referred to as "The Forgotten War," was fought from June 25, 1950, to July 27, 1953. This website is dedicated to thanking and honoring all the veterans of the Korean War ...