The Korean War: 1950-1953
A brief timeline

1950

• June 25: North Korean forces cross the 38th parallel. The United Nations, in absence of U.S.S.R adopts a resolution calling for the North Korean forces to the parallel.
• June 29: North Korean Army captures Seoul.
• July 1: First U.S combat troops arrive on Korea.
• July 21: U.S troops fight out of burning Taejon.
• July 26–29: Hundreds of fleeing civilians reportedly killed by U.S. troops at No Gun Ri.
• September 15: U.S X Corps makes a successful assault on Inchon, enabling them to break through the Pusan Perimeter and push toward the 38th-parallel.
• October 8: Mao Tse Tung secretly orders Chinese “volunteers” into Korea.
• October 25: Chinese forces fight with South Korean troops less than 40 miles south of the Yalu River.

1951

• January 1: North Korean and Chinese offensive begins.
• January 4: U.S and U.N forces evacuate Seoul.
• April 3: Eighth Army crosses the 38th parallel.
• July 10: Armistice negotiations begin at Kaesong.

1952

• January–April 7: Disorder in prison camps on both sides.
• May 7: Both sides announce a stalemate over POW issue.

1953

• June 8: POW issue settled on the principle of voluntary repatriation.
• June 17: Revised demarcation line settled.
• July 27: Armistice signed at Panmunjom.