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1951Korean War: More than 700 suspected communist sympathizers are massacred by South Korean forces.^[†]

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 February 7, 1951

In 1951, the world population was approximately 2,543,130,380 people^[†]

Headlines from February 7, 1951

World News Summarized

MOSCOW STRESSES GERMANY IN NOTE; Reply on Four-Power Parley Does Not Bar Other Issues --French Disappointed MOSCOW STRESSES GERMANY IN NOTE Other Questions British Papers Hopeful French Raid Annam Coast

New 'Seabury' Investigation For City Is Slated by Albany; Costello Especially Mentioned as Manhattan Republicans Introduce Resolution With Reported Backing of Governor 'SEABURY' INQUIRY INTO CITY SLATED A Faithful Copy Dowey's Considerations Impellitteri Enigmatic Dewey Refuses Comment

RAIL DISPUTE TALKS FAIL TO FIND ACCORD; Union Negotiators Confer With Mediators, Then Seek to End Differences on Demands RAIL PARLEYS FAIL TO BREAK IMPASSE White House Talks Dropped The Issues in Dispute AS RAIL WORKERS BEGAN A BACK-TO-WORK MOVEMENT

Pitfalls Lie in the Path of Spain To a Defense Alliance With West; PITFALLS IN PATH OF SPAIN TO WEST Army Is Comparatively Large Rated High as Soldiers Some Searching Questions SPAIN HAS THE LARGEST STANDING ARMY IN WESTERN EUROPE

Historical Events

Historical Context for February 7, 1951