The 38th parallel in Korea has become almost as famous as another imaginary line, the equator. The political history of the 38th: Origin. Three days before Japan’s surrender, Russian troops ...

So the division at 38th parallel wasn't necessarily a hard border. People were quite free to cross it. In fact, 1.6 million people did cross from North to South Korea at this time. A lot of them ...

24/7 Wall St. Posted: February 4, 2025 | Last updated: March 8, 2025 Austin Smith and Michael Muir discuss how Korea ... supposedly temporary division at the 38th parallel. Michael describes ...

In August 1945, at the end of World War II, Russia and the United States divided the Korean peninsula at the 38th parallel into communist north and western-aligned south, setting the stage for one ...

China responded to the approaching UN force by sending over 250,000 Chinese “volunteers” into North Korea. These volunteers helped to push the UN forces back across the 38th parallel.

70 years after the start of peace talks on the 38th parallel, Stan Grant looks at the war that never ended. The DMZ divides Korea and after all this time the two countries are still no closer to a ...

The division led to the founding ... stationed at the border which runs along the 38th parallel. While China presents a united front with North Korea and Russia, the latter two growing closer ...

6/9/1951, Library of Congress The war broke out on June 25, 1950 when North Korean troops crossed the 38th parallel, invading South Korea. North Korean leader Kim Il-sung launched the attack once ...