On this day - 27 July
Historical items of interest as featured in the papers of the day.
End of the Korean War
North and South Korea were at war from June 25th 1950. This came to an end when an armistice agreement was reached on July 27th 1953, ending the war.
Korea was a Japanese colony prior to World War 2, and had been divided into two areas by the United States and the Soviet Union following its conclusion. As Cold War tension grew, the two regions became independent sovereign states. Both felt they had legitimacy to the whole of Korea and didn't accept the border line.
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