This week in Pacific history

September 20th - September 26th

U.S. Troops in the streets of Seoul, Korea.

U.S Marines return fire from North Korean snipers as they fight street to street in the South Korean capital of Seoul in September 1950.

Lt. Strickland/Cpl. Romanowski

By Staff | Stars and Stripes September 20, 2020

September 20th, 1977 – Vietnam becomes a member of the United Nations.
September 21st, 1949 – Mao Zedong proclaims the establishment of the People's Republic of China
September 23rd, 1942 – World War II: U.S. Marines attack Japanese units along the Matanikau River on Guadalcanal.
September 25th, 2003 – The Hokkaidō earthquake occurs in Japan and is measured at 8.3 on the moment magnitude scale.
September 26th, 1950 – Korean War: United Nations troops recapture Seoul from North Korea.