In this July 26, 1953 photo U.S. Army Lt. Gen. William K. Harrison Jr. (left) of the United Nations Command Delegation and North Korean General Nam Il (right) sign an armistice in in Armistice Hall in Panmunjom, a no-man's-land between the Koreas
Daily Mail: History repeating itself: As Trump prepares for historic summit with Kim Jong-un, incredible black and white shot shows generals from the US Army and North Korea signing a truce 65 YEARS ago in a bleak shed in no-man's land
* A black-and-white photo has emerged of North and South Korea signing an armistice 65 years ago ending three years of fighting between the two countries
* In the photo U.S. Army Lt. Gen. William K. Harrison Jr. of the United Nations Command Delegation and North Korean General Nam Il sign the documents
* The meeting took place on July 26, 1953 in Armistice Hall in Panmunjom
* President Trump will have a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un
* Trump hopes the summit will lead to an end to the decades-long Korean War
A black-and-white photo taken more than six decades ago shows North and South Korea coming together to sign armistice documents - which put a stop to roughly three years of fighting between the two countries - but didn't necessarily end the Korean War.
In the July 26, 1953 photo U.S. Army Lt. Gen. William K. Harrison Jr. of the United Nations Command Delegation is seated at a table on the left while North Korean General Nam Il sits at a table on the right.
Both leaders signed armistice documents in Armistice Hall in Panmunjom, a no-man's-land between the Koreas.
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WNU Editor: At least this year's venue is going to be better than the last one in 1953.
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