1950: Truman orders U.S. forces to Korea

[Jun 27]( THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1950 [Truman orders U.S. forces to Korea]( On June 27, 1950, President Harry S. Truman announces that he is ordering U.S. air and naval forces to South Korea to aid the democratic nation in repulsing an invasion by communist North Korea. The United States was undertaking the major military operation, he explained, to enforce a United Nations... [read more »]( American Revolution 1775 [Schuyler dispatched to Ticonderoga and Crown Point »]( Automotive 1985 [Route 66 decertified »]( Civil War 1864 [Confederate and Union forces clash at the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain »]( Cold War 1950 [U.N. approves armed force to repel North Korea »]( Crime 1921 [Four-time thief escapes Baumes law »]( Disaster 1976 [Ebola breaks out in Sudan »]( General Interest 1829 [Smithson's curious bequest »]( 1844 [Mormon leader killed by mob »]( 1922 [First Newbery Medal for children's literature »]( Hollywood 1939 ["Frankly, My Dear…" »]( Literary 1953 [Alice McDermott's birthday »]( Music 1968 [Elvis Presley tapes his famous TV "comeback special" »]( Old West 1874 [Buffalo hunters and Indians clash at Adobe Walls »]( Presidential 1963 [JFK visits Ireland »]( Sports 1988 [Tyson knocks out Spinks »]( Vietnam War 1963 [Kennedy appoints Lodge as ambassador »]( 1968 [U.S. forces begin to evacuate Khe Sanh »]( World War I 1914 [Colonel House meets with British foreign secretary in London »]( World War II 1940 [Germans get Enigma »]( 1944 [U.S. troops liberate Cherbourg, France »]( [HISTORY.com]( [SHOWS]( [VIDEOS]( [SCHEDULE]( [TOPICS]( [Subscribe]( | [Update Profile]( | [Contact Us](mailto:thc.newsletters@aetn.com) This is a promotional email from HISTORY and A+E Networks. You received this message because {EMAIL} is subscribed to This Day In History email updates. If you DO NOT wish to receive these emails please [UNSUBSCRIBE](. Having trouble viewing this message? [View the web version](. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not junk folders) and view images, [please add us to your address book or safe/white list](. © 2017 A&E Television Networks, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Email Marketing, 235 E 45th Street, New York, NY 10017 [Corporate Information]( | [TV Parental Guidelines]( | [Careers]( | [Terms of Use]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Copyright Policy]( | [Ad Sales]( | [Ad Choices](