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Guns of war fall silent in Korea 60 years ago this hour (1953)


Video: 'Korean War - PART 28, End of the War, 6.25' (truce takes effect at 9:14)

(Monday, July 27, 1953, 10:00 p.m. local time; during the Korean War, part of the Cold War) — The guns of the Korean War fell silent tonight as a truce ended 37 months of conflict on the Korean Peninsula. The last reported Allied barrage halted at 9:43 p.m. and then it was quiet. Continue reading Guns of war fall silent in Korea 60 years ago this hour (1953)