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North Korea crosses the 38th Parallel, invading South Korea.
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North Korea's tanks reach the outskirts of Seoul.
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Truman commits US Naval and Air support to South Korea.
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American Delegate asks UN to furnish assistance to ROK (Republic of Korea) to restore international peace.
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Truman and advisers agree to give MacArthur 2 divisions.
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NKPA (North Korean People's Army) takes Suwon.
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US announces in UN its goal of a unified, anti-Communist Korea.
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Walker's Eighth Army makes contact with X Corps. MacArthur gives OK for US forces to cross the 38th Parallel.
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Syngman Rhee's government ceremonially restored in reconquered Seoul.
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US Army crosses 38TH Parallel near Kaesong.
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US forces occupy Pyongyang.
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MacArthur orders his troops into Korea's northernmost provinces.
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South Korean ROK forces annihilated by PRC (People's Republic of China) forces at Pukchin.
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UN resolution passed, censuring North Korea for "breach of peace".
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Truman declares a state of national emergency.
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Ridgway evacuates Seoul, withdraws from Inchon.
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Operation Thunderbolt. US/UN/ROK forces go back on the offensive.
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US/UN/ROK forces retake Seoul.
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MacArthur unilaterally issues an ultimatum to the People's Republic of China.
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Congress endorses NATO, sends Eisenhower to head unified NATO command.
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Truman dismisses MacArthur from command.
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Gen. James Van Fleet assumes tactical command of Eighth Army.
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All-out Communist offensive fails to retake Seoul.
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee investigates MacArthur's dismissal.
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Another Communist offensive, again fails to take territory.
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Ridgway launches counteroffensive.
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UN nations start military goods boycott of the People Republic of China.
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Peace talks begin at Kaesong.
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Washington authorizes bombing Korean power plants on the Yalu river.
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Truman announces he will not run for reelection.
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Truman relieves Eisenhower of command so he can run for President.
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US air attack on Pyongyang.
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Rhee wins another clearly rigged election.
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Eisenhower wins Presidential election in landslide.
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Eisenhower secretly goes to Korea on fact-finding mission
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Eisenhower replaces the frustrated Van Fleet with Lt. Gen. Maxwell Taylor.
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Communists attack "Pork Chop Hill"
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Talks resume at Panmunjom.
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"Terms of Reference," regulating POW repatriation, signed.
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Delegates reach agreement at Panmunjom.
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Peace Treaty signed at Panmunjom. 38th parallel reset as boundary between communist North and anti-communist South. Cold War tensions continue unabated.
