On This Day July 27

The Korean war ended when the US, China and North Korea signed an armistice agreement on July 27, 1953. The armistice was designed to "insure a complete cessation of hostilities and of all acts of armed force in Korea until a final peaceful settlement is achieved." The signed armistice put into force a cease-fire, established the Korean Demilitarized Zone and finalized repatriation of prisoners of war. No lasting peace treaty has been signed, and the two Koreas are technically still at war.

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