June 25th, 1950 – North Korea invades South Korea, beginning the Korean War. Two days later, President Harry S. Truman supports the United Nations call and authorizes US naval and air operations south of the 38th Parallel, Korea

John Currin (JC) posted June 25th, 1950 – North Korea invades South Korea, beginning the Korean War. Two days later, President Harry S. Truman supports the United Nations call and authorizes US naval and air operations south of the 38th Parallel, Korea https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gV2YcB4okAM/V26_zQWLRPI/AAAAAAAAW3U/FS98TzWpqEYILZaEWConhtP28NHpSdGPQ/1eddbd70-5712-42eb-a65e-87ef96fa419f?imgmax=1024
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