On this day in 1918, U.S. Marines fighting at Belleau Wood refuse to withdraw in the face of a sizeable German counter-attack. When a French officer advises the Americans to pull back, a captain named Lloyd Williams offers a now-famous reply: "Retreat? Hell, we just got here!"

Polls are open in South Korea’s snap presidential election. They close at 20:00 (8pm) local time (03:00PDT).

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With US President Trump deciding to retain Alex Wong in the administration, it will be interesting to see if this election and the administration’s decision set the stage for a repeat of the joint ROK-US North Korean policy switch-ups of the first Trump administration. 3/3

Newly elected South Korean President Lee Jae-myung just began his presidential term.