2010 ⟶ North Korean Shelling of Yeonpyeong Island
November 23: North Korea shells the island of Yeonpyeong.
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1950
2010
2021
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June 25: North Korean invasion of South Korea begins the Korean War.⟶
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North Korea
South Korea🔪 Bodo League Massacre During the Korean War
June – September: The Bodo League Massacre of prisoners during the Korean War.⟶
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August – September: North Korean forces capture most of Korea, to the Pusan Perimeter.⟶
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September – November: UN forces reclaim Seoul and invade North Korea.⟶
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United States💣 North Korean Shelling of Yeonpyeong Island
November 23: North Korea shells the island of Yeonpyeong.⟶
Military ConflictBorder DisputeCold WarGeopolitics
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September 14: North Korea demonstrates two short-range ballistic missiles that land just outside Japan's territorial waters; hours later South Korea demonstrates its first submarine-launched ballistic missile.⟶
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