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1910
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August 11, 1945
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Korea is divided into Soviet & U.S. zones of occupation along the 38th parallel
July 5, 1950
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U.S. soldiers engage North Korean troops at a spot North of Osan, then retreat with heavy casualties
October 1, 1950
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UN troops cross the 38th parallel into N.Korea
October 2, 1950
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China enters the war
October 19,1950
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UN Forces capture Pyongyang, North Korea's capital
October 26,1950
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Chinese army attacks UN forces fifty miles south of the Yalu River in the first battle between the two sides.
December, 1950
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UN forces are driven back. Communist troops launch a major offensive, recross the 38th parallel, and begin a second invasion of South Korea
December 30, 1950
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U.S. Air Force planes near Yalu River encounter Red Chinese MiG-15 jet fighters in the first battle ever between jet planes
January 5, 1951
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Seoul is recaptured bu Communist Forces.
March 18, 1951
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Seoul is retaken by UN forces
April 11, 1951
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Gen. MacArthur is fired because he issued a statement to the news media on March 24 that derided China as a vastly overrated military power and predicted their lose in the war. This statement ruined Truman's planned offer for peace talks
June 23, 1951
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Soviet delegate Jacob Malik proposes truce talks
March 5, 1953
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Joseph Stalin dies; new Soviet premier Georgi Malenkov speaks of peaceful coexistances with the United States
June 13, 1953 - June 15, 1953
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Officials of South Korea and North Korea meet in Pyongyang, North Korea, to begin discussions on how to normalize relations between their two countries, a breakthrough conference that opened up new possibilities for the eventual reunification of the two Koreas
July 27, 1953
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Cease-fire signed by Lt.Gen.Nam 2nd and Lt. Gen. William K. Harrison at 10:00 A.M at Panmunjom; 12 hours later the fighting ends.