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 ...

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.

Allied forces pursued the North Koreans all the way to the Yalu River, the border with China. Then, their border threatened, ...

1945-1947: Japan surrenders to the Allies. Russian and American forces occupy and divide the Korean peninsula at the 38th parallel. Despite Korean calls for independence, the Allies propose a five ...

The defectors also tried to support their families by sending money once a year. “These defectors don’t come to South Korea directly; they first go to China,” said Jieun. “Defectors crossing the 38th ...

Donald Trump' s reported peace plan for Ukraine and Russia would lead to a demilitarised zone similar to the one that ...

Switching Signals. On the western flank of the U.N. army driving into North Korea, the cavalrymen advanced over the 38th parallel along the highway to Kum-chon, a railway center 80 miles southeast ...

After the war ended, the United States, Great Britain, the USSR and China agreed to split Korea in half on the 38th parallel. The north would be controlled by the communist countries, China and ...

Last week thousands of Korean Communist soldiers scampered over the 38th parallel which had divided Korea since 1945. There the Reds hoped to sit in safety while Washington and Lake Success argued ...