1718 events
Japan and the Republic of China signed the Treaty of Taipei, officially ending the Second Sino-Japanese War seven years
First Indochina War: Viet Minh forces overran a French and Laotian garrison at Muong Khoua, leaving only four survivors
Soviet aircraft shot down a Swedish military plane carrying out signals-intelligence gathering operations, followed thre
Guatemalan Revolution: The Guatemalan Congress passed Decree 900, redistributing unused land greater than 224 acres (0
Guatemalan Revolution: The Guatemalan Congress passed Decree 900, redistributing unused land greater than 224 acres (0
Korean War: The Chinese People's Volunteer Army attacked positions occupied mainly by Australian and Canadian forces, st
William Shockley announced the invention of the junction transistor, for which he, John Bardeen, and Walter Houser…
The United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 82 condemning the North Korean invasion of South Korea
The Korean War began with North Korean forces launching a pre-dawn raid over the 38th parallel into South Korea
Korean War: Five North Korean aircraft attacked an American air convoy above Suwon Air Base in the first air engagement
Korean War: South Korean forces began the Bodo League massacre, summarily executing tens of thousands of suspected North
Korean War: In the first encounter between North Korean and American forces, an unprepared and undisciplined U.S. Army…
Korean War: American troops withdrew from Cheonan, in modern-day South Korea, after suffering heavy casualties from a…
Korean War: North Korean troops began attacking the headquarters of the American 24th Infantry Division in present-day…
Korean War: A Korean People's Army unit massacred 31 prisoners of war of the U.S. Army on a mountain near the village…
Korean War: After a month-long campaign, much of the North Korean air force was destroyed by United Nations forces.
Korean War: After American troops withdrew, North Korean forces captured the village of Yongdong in South Korea.
Korean War: Over fears that North Korean soldiers were infiltrating refugee columns, U.S. forces concluded a four-day…
The 766th Independent Infantry Regiment of North Korea was disbanded after fighting for less than two months in the…