1 Index to the Naturalization Petitions of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, Jul 1865-Sep 1906 2  ($) New York, Naturalization Records, 1882-1944  ($) Petitions for Naturalization of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1897-1944 ($)
The Korean War began on June 25, 1950, when North Korea, under the communist dictator Kim Il Sung, invaded the Republic of South Korea by sending more than 200,000 troops across the 38th Parallel which divided North from South.
Korean War - Course of the war. 1  At dawn on Sunday, 25 June 1950, the Korean People's Army crossed the 38th parallel behind artillery fire. 2  Whoever fired the first shots in Ongjin, within an hour, North Korean forces attacked all along the 38th parallel. 3  On 27 June, Rhee evacuated from Seoul with some of the government.