The 38th parallel north is a circle of latitude that runs 38 degrees north of the Earth's equator. It was important as it marked the border between North and South Korea at the end of the Second World War.
38th parallel
Fact of the Day
In the late 16th century, the legal age for marriage in Stratford-upon-Avon was 14 for men and 12 for women.
Quote of the Day
"I have taken great care not to laugh at human actions, not to weep at them, nor to hate them, but to understand them.
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~ Baruch Spinoza
On This Day
1868 William Gladstone became prime minister for the first time
1926 Novelist Agatha Christie mysteriously disappeared. She was found 11 days later using a pseudonym at a Harrogate hotel.
1944 The Greek government, backed by the British, fired on a left-wing rally, killing 28. The ensuing battle lasted 33 days.
1973 US probe Pioneer 10 sent back the first close-up images of Jupiter.
1976 Reggae superstar Bob Marley was shot twice during an assassination attempt at his home.
1984 More than 3,800 people were killed after a cloud of poisonous gas escaped from a pesticide plant in Bhopal, India.
1992 Two IRA bombs exploded in Manchester. No-one was killed but much of the city centre had to be rebuilt.