On June 25, 1950, North Korea invaded South Korea, starting the Korean War.
On June 27, 1950, the United Nations passed a resolution encouraging members to stop the North Koreans.
The United States was in command of the United Nations operation in invading Korea.
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The United States intended to unify North and South Korea upon entering into the Korean War.
However, even after the Korean war ended, Korea was still divided and over 1 million people died during the war.
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