Korean War: Packed with its own refugees fleeing Seoul and leaving their 5th Division stranded, South Korean forces blow up the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hangang_Bridge_bombing" id="mwAQ4" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Hangang Bridge bombing">Hangang Bridge</a> in an attempt to slow <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Battle_of_Seoul" id="mwAQ8" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="First Battle of Seoul">North Korea's offensive</a>. The city falls later that day.