Armed forces from communist North Korea smash into South
Korea, setting off the Korean War. The United States, acting
under the auspices of the United Nations, quickly sprang to
the defense of South Korea and fought a bloody and frustrating
war for the next three years.

TIM MAGUIRE

Two days after North Korea invaded South Korea on this day in 1950, U.S.
President Truman ordered the Air Force and Navy into the Korean war. The
United Nations Security Council had asked for member nations to help South
Korea repel an invasion from the North.

Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972)