Tourists Flock to Panmunjom Sightseeing Line in Korea
Visitors tour the armistice demarcation zone teaching about the Cold War. They ride across mined bridges and view UN and North Korean positions under guard, paying 920 won for a day of battlefield ambience and briefings.
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Panmunjom
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Freedom Bridge
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Today in History highlights from 1942 to 1965
On August 7 1966 a compilation recalls key dates from 1942 Guadalcanal beginning the Solomons campaign to 1965 a surge in tourism aiding United Nations clubs. It notes Washingtons Purple Heart creation 1782 and other historical milestones while recounting a tour group near the Korean armistice line and Ice Cream Parlor remark.
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Associated Press
the Solomons
Guadalcanal
George Washington
Order of the Purple Heart
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War and Navy Departments
Tripoli
Berlin
Sicily
Eisenhower
Bulganin
Earth
Johnson
Edi
Ghana
U.S
Viet Nam
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