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North Korea Launches An Attack To Trigger The Korean War

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Backed by communist China, North Korean forces launch a surprise attack against South Korea on June 25, 1950. The action triggers the Korean War between North Korea and U.N. forces defending the South. Over the three years of war nearly 3 million would be killed. The war would finally end with a ceasefire agreement that would create the most heavily guarded border in the world separating North and South.

Source: CNN

Posted: 2003-02-18 3:09:39 PM

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