captivatinghistory on Instagram: "Tens of thousands of North Koreans lined snow-covered streets (Dec. 28, 2011) wailing and clutching their chests as a black hearse carried their late leader Kim Jong-il’s body through the capital for a final farewell. he funeral procession on a gray, freezing day was accompanied by top military and party officials, but there was little doubt who the leader was. Son and successor Kim Jong-un served as head mourner, walking with one hand on the hearse, the other r

captivatinghistory on Instagram: "The Korean War was fought between North Korea and South Korea from 1950 to 1953. North Korea was supported by China and the Soviet Union while South Korea was supported by the United States and the United Nations (UN). The conflict ended in an armistice, not a peace treaty, and the Korean Peninsula remains divided along the 38th parallel. The Korean War was a major conflict of the Cold War and among the most destructive conflicts of the modern era. The war led t