Chronology of Korean War timeline 1950 1951 events
A condensed chronology outlines major moves from North Korean invasion through armistice talks. It covers UN and U.S. troop deployments, key battles near Seoul and Pusan, crossing of the 38th parallel, Chinese intervention, MacArthur’s commands and dismissal, and ongoing negotiations at Kaesong and Panmunjom with cease-fire efforts, prisoner exchanges, and landmark air and ground offensives.
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U.N
Republic of Korea
M—U. N. Security Council
Dwme
Truman
U. S
South Korea
Japan
Korea
Russia
U. 5
U. 8
Oe 5
Suwon
Seoul
MacArthur
United Nations
U. S. First Cavalry
7Th Divisions
William F. Dean
Taejon
Walton H. Walker
Eigth Army
Pusan
Tenth Corps
Inchon
Eighth Army
Parallel
First Cavalry
Oet
Pyongyang
U. S S
U. N
Manchuria
U. S. Seventh Division
Yalu River
Navy
U. S. Eighth Army
Changjin Reservoir
38Th Parallel
America
Walker
U. ON
Hungnang
West Drive
Parallel 38
Matthew B
Ridgway
Gen. MacArthur
USA
North Korea
James A. van Fleet
van Fleet
Armistice talks enter secret prisoner exchange sessions
War updates report the armistice negotiators opening secret sessions to settle the prisoner exchange issue. Meanwhile U S air operations score a massive blow on North Korea’s capital Pyongyang with 1,200 sorties dropping over 1,400 tons of bombs, marking a major aerial offensive.
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Manchuria
U. S. Fifth Air Force
North Korea
St. Paul
Navy
U. S. Command
Ridgway
Reds
Mark W. Clark
Tokyo
U.N
U. S. Far East
NATO
Europe
Koje Island
Francis T. Dodd
U. S
Suan
Red
Dodd
Koje
Charlies Colson
Colson
Haydon L. Boatner
Big Red Arsenal
Pyongyang
Churchill
Red Army
Korea
van Fleet
U. N
Earl Alexander
Marine
Suiho
Yalu River
Britain
Pigs From Iowa State College Visit Cecil B DeMille
Two six day old pigs from the Iowa State College swine nutrition farm traveled from Ames to Hollywood with their trainer noting the trip was made possible by synthetic sow milk. The pigs were gifts to Cecil B De Mille for his grandchildren and the nutritionist Gordon C Ashton explained experiments show synthetic milk can raise piglets without a real sow’s milk.
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Des Moines
Iowa State College Swine Nutrition Farm
Ames
Hollywood
Calif
Cecil B. DeMille
Gordon C. Ashton
Smuggled Opium Seizures Highlight Singapore Report
The 1951 Customs and Excise report notes opium smugglers and saloon keepers remain active in Singapore. Crown agents in London are tasked with selling opium to pharmaceutical chemists, while Customs Department officers seized contraband. The document warns opium smoking remains widespread despite enforcement efforts.
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Singapore
London
Ageas
Customs Department
Cutoms and Excise Department
James Henderson Named Federal Rent Director
James Mc Annes Henderson of Dain gerfield Texas, currently general counsel at the Economic Stabilization Agency, was named the new director of rent stabilization in Washington. He succeeds Tighe E Woods, who moves to head the Office of Price Stabilization. The note about a falling fan is unrelated.
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Washington
James McAnnes Henderson
Daingerfield
Tex
Henderson
The
Economic Stabilization Agency
Tighe E. Woods
Woods
Frice Stabilization
$33 Million Estate Ties to DuPont Heir in Philadelphia
The late Laramot DuPont, former head of the DuPont industrial group, left an estate estimated at 73 million in personal property and 225000 in real estate. He died July 24 last year in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Laramot DuPont
DuPont, Industrial Organization
Leg Money Stolen in Indianapolis Rooming House
Fred Parker an 85 year old man reported a thief took a paper sack of money pinned to his artificial left leg while he slept in a rooming house in Indianapolis. Police are investigating the theft in the modest lodging area.
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Indianapolis
Fred Parker
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Panmunjom
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Youngal Matic
Acton
Youmgsters
Con
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Cecil B.demille
Iowa State College
James Henderson
Vuxz
Dremea
Norris Bros
B.F. Goodrich
Buyertowns
B. F. Goodrich
G. 1. Joe's
Texaco
6Th
Vermont
Mel Franz Conoco
New Hampshire
Stewart's
R.A. Bucheim Conoco
EL Navajo
Conoco
Enor
Brownsd West
Big Smith Blue
Big Smith
Bingle
Serge
Gabardine
Wsy
Toggery
Va Ivist
Davis Leader
DATEX
Sugnely Eiger & PA
Waite
Bethroo
Wea Sa
DAVIS
Masa
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