Milada Horáková was a Czech politician and a member of the underground resistance movement against Nazi Germany and then against the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. She was focused on preserving democratic institutions and women's rights.

Historical Events

1950The United States decides to send troops to fight in the Korean War.^[†]

The Korean War was an armed conflict on the Korean Peninsula fought between North Korea and South Korea and their allies. North Korea was supported by China and the Soviet Union, while South Korea was supported by the United Nations Command (UNC) led by the United States. The conflict was one of the first major proxy wars of the Cold War. Fighting ended in 1953 with an armistice but no peace treaty, leading to the ongoing Korean conflict.

Historical Context for June 27, 1950

In 1950, the world population was approximately 2,499,322,157 people^[†]

Headlines from June 27, 1950

World News Summarized

HOUSE OVERRIDES POSTAL PAY VETO BY VOTE OF 213-72; Administration Lines Fall to Pieces on Bill Giving Rise to Veterans in Mail Jobs SEVERE TRUMAN SETBACK Senate Concurrence in Doubt, With Election-Year Factor Less Pronounced There

MacArthur Assures Aid to Korea; Ten Mustangs Transferred to Seoul; M'ARTHUR ASSURES AID TO SOUTH KOREA

STREET FIGHTING ON; SOUTH KOREAN CAPITAL IS ENTERED BY COMMUNIST FORCES

U.N. TOLD ITS ORDER MAY BE 'ACADEMIC'; Commission on Korea Reports on Cease-Fire Resolution-- 2d Warning May Be Asked

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Historical Context for June 27, 1950