The 38th parallel in Korea has become almost as famous as another imaginary line, the equator. The political history of the 38th: Origin. Three days before Japan’s surrender, Russian troops ...

On September 15, 1950, after only a month of planning, a team of United States and South Korean forces landed at the port of Inchon, only 100 miles south of the 38th parallel and just 25 miles ...

In August 1945, at the end of World War II, Russia and the United States divided the Korean peninsula at the 38th parallel into communist north and western-aligned south, setting the stage for one ...

A report from the border. The 38th parallel, the latitude that separates North and South Korea, is either as quiet as a graveyard or on high alert. Sometimes, only seconds differentiate the two.

The Korean Warⓒ KBS“Breaking news. The Communist North Korean forces have invaded South Korea along the entire 38th parallel early this morning.”News Broadcast, ...

This past June 25, 1950 tens of thousands of North Korean soldiers stormed across the 38th parallel, the line on a map ...