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Beginning of the Korean War...
Beginning of the Korean War...
Item # 724621
June 26, 1950
THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, June 26, 1950
* Korean war begins
* U.S. involvement starts
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "NORTH KOREAN DRIVE IS REPORTED HALTED" and more. (see images)
Complete with 50 pages, a little margin wear, generally nice.
background: On June 26, 1950, the Korean Peninsula was engulfed in the chaos of a full-scale collapse as North Korean forces exploited their massive breakthrough at Uijeongbu, effectively opening the "northern gate" to Seoul. While South Korean (ROK) troops fought desperate, disorganized rearguard actions, they remained largely helpless against the Soviet-made T-34 tanks spearheading the North’s advance. Amidst the carnage, the international community shifted from shock to mobilization; President Harry S. Truman authorized U.S. air and naval support to cover the panicked evacuation of American civilians from Incheon, while the first aerial dogfights of the war erupted as U.S. F-82s engaged North Korean Yak-9 fighters. By the end of the day, the ROK government was preparing to flee the capital, and the United Nations was transitioning toward a formal military intervention, realizing that without immediate foreign aid, the South would be entirely overrun within days.
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