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Showing posts with label History This Day in History 0727. Show all posts
Showing posts with label History This Day in History 0727. Show all posts

Thursday, July 31, 2014

Bouvines 27 July 1214: The most important battle you've probably never heard of - The History News network

Bouvines 27 July 1214: The most important battle you've probably never heard of - The History News network July 27, 1214 http://hnn.us/article/156458

Today few people in the UK have heard of Bouvines. It has none of the ring of an Agincourt or a Crecy. Probably that is because England lost it. But the battle of 27 July 1214 was just as significant as England's later victories over the French. Maybe more so.

"Bouvines is the most important battle in English history that no-one has ever heard of," says John France, professor emeritus in medieval history at Swansea University.

"Without Bouvines there is no Magna Carta, and all the British and American law that stems from that. It's a muddy field, the armies are small, but everything depends on the struggle. It's one of the climactic moments of European history."

See more at: http://hnn.us/article/156458

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Defense.gov Special Report: Korea: Armistice Day, 60th Anniversary

Korean War Fast Facts - CNN.com

Korean War Fast Facts - CNN.com: "Korean War Fast Facts"

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By CNN Library: Korean War Fast Facts

Fri July 26, 2013


(CNN) -- Here's a look at what you need to know about the Korean War. July 27, 2013 marks 60 years since the signing of the armistice agreement that ended the fighting.

Causes of the Korean War

The 38th parallel division of Korea happened in August 1945, at the end of World War II. The 2 newly formed countries became ideologically opposite.

November 1947 - The United Nations General Assembly approves elections to be held throughout Korea to choose a provisional government for the entire county. The Soviet Union opposed this.

On May 10, 1948 the people of South Korea elected a national assembly. The assembly set up the government of the Republic of Korea. The people of north refused to take part. On September 9 North Korean Communists established the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Both sides claimed the entire country and their troops fought near the border several times from 1948 to 1950.

The United States removed its last troops from Korea in 1949 and in early 1950 North Korea decided upon war to achieve its goal of Korean unification under Communist rule.


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Saturday, July 27, 2013

Armistice ends the Korean War — History.com This Day in History — 7/27/1953

Armistice ends the Korean War — History.com This Day in History — 7/27/1953: "ul 27, 1953:
Armistice ends the Korean War"

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History.com: Jul 27, 1953 - Armistice ends the Korean War

Jul 27, 1953:


After three years of a bloody and frustrating war, the United States, the People's Republic of China, North Korea, and South Korea agree to an armistice, bringing the Korean War to an end. The armistice ended America's first experiment with the Cold War concept of "limited war." … http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/armistice-ends-the-korean-war?et_cid=55287590&et_rid=704749232&linkid=http%3a%2f%2fwww.history.com%2fthis-day-in-history%2farmistice-ends-the-korean-war
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