Historical event

Korean War

Date: June 25, 1950

Armed conflict between North Korea (supported by China and USSR) and South Korea (supported by UN forces led by US) from 1950-1953.

Tags: korean war, cold war, north korea, south korea, united nations, china, soviet union, united states, 38th parallel, dmz, demilitarized zone, korean peninsula, truman, macarthur, mao zedong

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