18 Sept. 1950
U.N. breakout from Pusan Perimeter.
19 Sept.-1 Oct. 1950
U.N. pursuit and exploitation.
26 Sept. 1950
Seoul recaptured.
7 Oct. 1950
U.N. Forces cross 38th parallel.
U.N. sanctions defeat of North Korea, reunification of country.
12 Oct. 1950
First Chinese Communist troops enter Korea.
15 Oct. 1950
Truman and MacArthur meet at Wake Island.
19 Oct. 1950
P'yongyang, N.K. capital, taken.
26 Oct. 1950
X Corps lands at Wonsan on east coast.
1 Nov. 1950
CCF ambush 1st Cav. Div. at Unsan
10-26 Nov. 1950
X Corps advances toward Yalu in east, Eighth Army in west.
24 Nov. 1950
MacArthur's 'final offensive' jumps off.
25 Nov.1950
CCF strike Eighth Army along Ch'ongch'on River in west.
27 Nov. 1950
CCF strike 1st Marine and 7th Division at Changjin Reservoir in east.
26 Nov.-1 Dec. 1950
U.S. 2nd and 25th divisions defeated along Ch'ongch'on in west. Retreat.
27 Nov.-10 Dec. 1950
X Corps fights back toward port of Hungnam in east. Marines retreat from Kot'o-ri.
22 Dec. 1950
Walker killed; Ridgway to command of Eighth Army.
24 Dec. 1950
X Corps sails from Hungnam. North Korea evacuated.
4 Jan. 1951
Seoul captured by CCF.
14 Jan. 1951
U.N. lines rest along 37th parallel in South Korea.
25 Jan. 1951
U.N. reassumes offensive.
1 Feb. 1951
U.N. votes to end Korean conflict by 'peaceful means.'
14 Feb. 1951
CCF counteroffensive; CCF turned back at Chipyong-ni.
17 Feb.-17 March 1951
U.N. continues offensive, moves north.
18 March 1951
Seoul retaken.
11 April 1951
MacArthur recalled; Ridgway assumes command at FECOM, Van Fleet of Eighth Army.
22 April 1951
CCF offensive; Glosters hold on at Imjin.
30 April 1951
CCF breaks contact.
16-22 May 1951
U.S. forces halt CCF Soyang Offensive.
May Massacre.
23 May-1 June 1951
U.N. drives north.
13 June 1951
U.N. on 38th parallel.
23 June 1951
Soviet Delegate Malik proposes truce in U.N.
10 July 1951
Truce talks begin at Kaesong.