Korean War By Baranax Feb 9, 1945 Yalta Conference Stalin, Roosevelt, and Churchill meet at Yalta Aug 28, 1945 Russian Troops reach 38th parallel Apr 9, 1949 NATO Pact signed Jun 25, 1950 North Korea invades South Korea Jun 27, 1950 Truman commits naval and air support to South Korea Oct 9, 1950 U.S. Army crosses 38th Parallel Oct 24, 1950 Macarthur pushes into Northernmost Province of Korea Nov 1, 1950 U.S. and Chinese attack for first time Nov 30, 1950 Truman contemplates the Atom Bomb Apr 5, 1951 Truman releases MacArthur from command Apr 22, 1951 Communist Offensive Fails to retake Seoul Jul 8, 1951 Peace talks begin (Kaesong) Jul 11, 1952 US air attack on Pyongyang Nov 4, 1952 Eisenhower wins Presidential Election