North Korea invades South
1950 · Event
Kim Il-sung's forces cross the 38th parallel; UN troops arrive within weeks; opens Korean War.
On these timelines: Korea, The Korean War, Master, Cold War
More from Korea
- Division of Korea at the 38th parallel (1945)
- Japanese annexation of Korea (1910)
- Silla unifies Korea (668)
- Joseon dynasty (1392)
- King Sejong invents Hangul (1443)
- Founding of North and South Korea (1948)
- Three Kingdoms of Korea period (57 BCE)
- Goryeo dynasty (918)
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- Apartheid (1948)
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- Battle of Stalingrad (1942)
- The Holocaust (1941)
- US Civil Rights Movement (1954)
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- Battle of Britain (1940)
- Manhattan Project (1942)
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