Today in military history: Armistice ends the Korean War
On July 27, 1953, the Korean War ended in armistice after three years of fighting. The war began in June of 1950 when communist North Korea crossed the 28th parallel…
There is now a deal to finally end the Korean War after 70 years
On June 25, 1950, North Korean forces poured across its border with South Korea, sparking the Korean War, which was fought for the next three years and has technically been…
Today in history: Korean War armistice signed
Three years of a heavy-casualty war came to a close on this date in 1953 when the Korean War Armistice was signed. This conflict ended America’s first brush with the Cold War concept of “limited war,” which was the first “hot” war of the Cold W…