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1993 Eric Berry, English/US actor (Pippin, 49th Parallel), dies at 80

1964 Maxi Gnauck, born in East Germany, uneven parallel bars, 1980 Olympics gold

1961 Bart Conner, U.S., parallel bars gymnast 1984 Olympics gold

1960 South Korean troops cross 38th parallel into North Korea

1950 Chinese troops cross 38th Parallel, into South Korea

1950 U.S. forces invade Korea by crossing 38th parallel

1947 Aleksandr Tkachev, U.S.S.R., parallel bars gymnast, Gold Medal 1980 Olympics

1945 Koreas divided on 38th parallel with U.S. occupying the southern area

1900 1st date in John dos Passos' USA trilogy (The 42nd Parallel)

1896 John dos Passos, novelist, 1919, Big Money, 42nd Parallel

1887 Cliff House damaged when schooner "Parallel"'s powder cargo explodes

1860 Jano Bolyai, Hungarian mathematician (parallel), dies at 57

1846 Oregon country divided between U.S. and Britain at 49th parallel

1818 49th parallel forms as border between U.S. and Canada

1775 Farkas/Wolfgang Bolyai, Hungary, mathematician, parallel axiom


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