On This Day - What happened 27 June 1950 AD

On 27 June, Rhee evacuated from Seoul with some of the government.

On June 27, 1950, after the outbreak of fighting in Korea, Truman ordered the U.S. Navy's Seventh Fleet into the Taiwan Strait to prevent further conflict between the communist government on the China mainland and the Republic of China (ROC) on Taiwan.

After debating the matter, the Security Council, on 27 June 1950, published Resolution 83 recommending member states provide military assistance to the Republic of Korea.

On 27 June President Truman ordered US air and sea forces to help South Korea.