1951: United Nations forces retook the South Korean capital of Seoul. Read a fresh perspective on the Korean War on HistoryNet.com.


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Original 1951 caption: "American paratroopers float to earth behind Communist lines in the Munsan area northwest of Seoul, Korea, March 23, 1951. The skytroopers were joined by an armored column as the Reds attempted to surround and wipe them out."
Photo Credit: AP

Also today in history:

1653: Johan van Galen’s Dutch fleet defeated an English fleet in the Battle of Livorno, but he died of wounds shortly afterward.

1862: Brig. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside took New Bern, North Carolina, which the Union held for the rest of the Civil War.

1864: Union troops took Fort de Russy, Louisiana.


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