The Korean War

The Korean War

• June 25, 1950 - The Korean War officially starts as North Korea invades South Korea.
  
• June 26, 1950 - North Korean forces take Seoul.
  
• June 27, 1950 - The United Nations declares war on North Korea.
  
• September 15, 1950 - United Nations forces take Inchon.
  
• October 7, 1950 - United Nations forces recapture Seoul.
  
• January 4, 1951 - North Korean/Chinese forces recapture Seoul.
  
• February 26, 1951 - The 22nd Amendment is added to the Constitution.
  
• November 1, 1952 - The United States detonates the first thermonuclear device.
  
• January 20, 1953 - Dwight Eisenhower is sworn in as the 34th President of the United States.
  
• January 20, 1953 - Richard Nixon is sworn in as the 36th Vice President of the United States.
  
• May 17, 1954 - The United States Supreme Court declares that segregated schools violates the 14th Amendment.
  
• January 20, 1957 - Richard Nixon is sworn in as Vice President for a second term.
  
• January 21, 1957 - Dwight Eisenhower is sworn in as President for a second term.
  
• January 3, 1959 - Alaska is the 49th state admitted to the Union. Alaska became the 49th state on January 3, 1959; it was the first new state in the Union since 1912.
  
• August 21, 1959 - Hawaii is the 50th state admitted to the Union.
  
• June 16, 1960 - The 23rd Amendment is passed by Congress.
  
• January 20, 1961 - John Kennedy is sworn in as the 35th President of the United States.
  
• January 20, 1961 - Lyndon Johnson is sworn in as the 37th Vice President of the United States.
  
• March 29, 1961 - The 23rd Amendment is added to the Constitution.
  
• April 17, 1961 - An American backed Cuban invasion force landed at Bahia de Cochinos (Bay of Pigs).
  
• August 27, 1962 - The 24th Amendment is passed by Congress.
  
• October 14, 1962 - American spy planes spot Soviet missile bases on Cuba.
  
• October 22, 1962 - The Soviet Union pulls its missiles out of Cuba

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