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the split
north korea and south korea split into two sperate coutries. -
invasion
the Korean War began when around 135,000 soldiers from North Korea crossed the 38th parallel, the boundary between the Soviet-backed Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, and the north and the pro-Western Republic of Korea to the south. -
7th fleet deployment
President Harry S. Truman deploys the 7th Fleet to the waters off Taiwan to prevent the spread of the conflict in Korea -
The Bloody Gulch Massacre
Seventy-five captured US Army prisoners of war were executed by members of the North Korean Army during one of the engagements of the Battle of Pusan Perimeter. -
capitol controll
Pyongyang captured by R.O.K 1st Division and U.S. 1st Cavalry Division. -
airborne
Korean War's first airborne operation. Seventy-one C-119s and 40 C-47s of the Far East Air Force's Combat Cargo Command drop 2,860 paratoopers north of Pyongyang. One trooper killed and 36 injured in one jump. Paratroopers in association with ground forces driving north, kill or capture about 6,000 North Koreans during this operation, however the operation is considered a failure -
The chinese
With the increased opposition,the UN stalls and then collapses. Chinese troops push UN forces back across 38th parallel and capture Southern capital of Seoul -
MacArthur is relieved
Following several warnings about insubordination, Truman angers public by firing the US commander. 69% of the public supported commander MacArthur. -
MacArthur adresses the congress
MacArthur declares in an emotional speech,"Old soldiers never die, they merely fade away". -
Korean division is re-established
Formal peace treaty was never signed. Over 1 million Koreans, along with 54,000 Americans killed in conflict, plus thousands who die as prisoners of war
