1950 in South Korea 25 June 1950 in the whole of Korea. The Korean War happened because the North Korean forces surprised the South Korean army and the small U.S. force stationed in the country, and quickly headed toward the capital of South Korea. The trigger for the war was when, in 1950, Syngman Rhee, who was the South Korean president those days, boasted that he was going to attack North Korea. It was a good enough excuse, so the North Koreans invaded South Korea. This started the actual fighting. On 26 June 1950, U.S. President Harry S. Truman directs General Douglas MacArthur to
Committee to Defend the President Committee was heavily involved in Tennessee's Senate race, supporting Rep. Marsha Blackburn's (R-TN) campaign. In September 2018, the Committee announced more than $900,000 in spending to boost Blackburn's candidacy. Committee to Defend the President The Committee to Defend the President was first established as the hybrid Stop Hillary PAC in 2013. The PAC changed its name to the Committee to Defend the President in 2017. Ted Harvey, a former Colorado state senator, chairs the Committee. According to paperwork filed with the FEC, the hybrid PAC's founder is political consultant Guy Short. Campaign finance lawyer Dan Backer was listed as the