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June 28, 1950

On June 28, 1950, korean War: Suspected communist sympathizers (between 60,000 and 200,000) are executed in the Bodo League massacre. Grigory Sokolov, Peter Frampton, Jancis Robinson would arrive in the same year.

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Korean War: Suspected communist sympathizers (between 60,000 and 200,000) are executed in the Bodo League massacre.

The Korean War was an armed conflict fought on the Korean Peninsula 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 led by the United States under the auspices of the United Nations Command (UNC). 5 to 3 million civilians were killed during the war.

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1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1950th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 950th year of the 2nd millennium, the 50th year of the 20th century, and the 1st year of the 1950s decade.

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On June 28, 1950

  1. 1950 Korean War: Suspected communist sympathizers (between 60,000 and 200,000) are executed in the Bodo League massacre.

    1950–1953 conflict in Korean Peninsula

    The Korean War was an armed conflict fought on the Korean Peninsula 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 led by the United States under the auspices of the United Nations Command (UNC). 5 to 3 million civilians were killed during the war.

  2. 1950 Korean War: Packed with its own refugees fleeing Seoul and leaving their 5th Division stranded, South Korean forces blow up the Hangang Bridge in an attempt to slow North Korea's offensive. The city falls later that day.

    1950 demolition operation by the South Korean Army in Seoul during the Korean War

    The Hangang Bridge bombing was a demolition operation conducted by the South Korean Army to destroy the Hangang Bridge in Seoul, South Korea, on 28 June 1950, to delay the rapid North Korean Army advance towards the Southern part of Seoul.

  3. 1950 Korean War: The Korean People's Army kills almost a thousand doctors, nurses, inpatient civilians and wounded soldiers in the Seoul National University Hospital massacre.

    Combined military forces of North Korea

    The Korean People's Army encompasses the combined military forces of North Korea and the armed wing of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK). The KPA consists of five branches: the Ground Force, the Naval Force, the Air Force, the Strategic Force, and the Special Operations Forces. It is commanded by the WPK Central Military Commission, which is chaired by the WPK general secretary, and the president of the State Affairs; both posts are currently headed by Kim Jong Un.

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Grigory Sokolov 1950– Russian pianist and composer
Peter Frampton 1950– English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Jancis Robinson 1950– English journalist and critic
Lee Tamahori 1950– New Zealand film director (died 2025)
Wendie Malick 1950– American actress
Bruce Oldfield 1950– English fashion designer

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