38th Parallel facts
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The border between North Korea and South Korea was established by the Soviet Union and the U.S. as being the 38th parallel.
The 38th parallel is marked by a sign on a segment of US 63 in Missouri named the Korean War Veterans Association Memorial Highway
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North Korea violated the 1953 armistice 221 times, including 26 military attacks, that resulted in many deaths of American and South Korean military personnel and civilians in the demilitarized zone below the 38th parallel.
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The 38th parallel that forms the border between North and South Korea passes through Evansville, Indiana. Signs honoring Korean War veterans were unveiled today and will be placed along an interstate at the 38th parallel.
