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38th Parallel

Name: 38th Parallel – United States factsheet records
Creator: World History Database

United States · Warfare / Korean War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1950

Harry S Truman27 September 1950

38th Parallel · Warfare / Korean War

President Truman authorizes General MacArthr to operate north of the 38th Parallel

Names involved

Harry S Truman

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