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2009 North Korea announces a successful nuclear test in North Hamgyong, the U.N. Security Council condems the test
2009 Under investigation for bribery during his Presidency, former President of South Korea, Roh Moo-hyun, commits suicide 2006 North Korea conducts first atomic weapons test 2006 Han Myung-sook elected Prime Minister of South Korea 2005 North Korea announces that it has nuclear weapons 2004 Train fire and explosion in Ryongchon, North Korea kills at least 160 and levels several buildings 2003 Arsonist set a fire in a trian station in Daegu, South Korea kills nearly 200 2002 Air China flight 129 crashes into a mountain near Pusan, South Korea killing 128 2002 In his State of the Union address, President George W. Bush likens Iraq, Iran and North Korea to an 'axis of evil' 2000 After years of preparation for Y2K, only minor computer-related problems were reported (a problem with Hotmail, with a nuclear power plant in Japan and with apartment heating in Korea) 1997 14 North Koreans defect to South Korea 1994 Kim II Sung, President of North Korea (1945-94), dies at 82 1994 Seoul, Korea, celebrated the 600th anniversary of its founding 1994 Hana bridge is Seoul Korea crashes, 32+ die 1994 North Korea signs pact to end their nuclear projects 1994 Chung Il Kwon, Prime Minister of South Korea 1964 - 1970, dies 1993 Ferry boat leaves for west coast of South Korea, 120 killed 1993 Boeing 737-500 crashes in South Korea, 66 killed 1993 Fire in psychiatric institute in South Korea, kills 40 1991 U.N. admits Estonia, Latvia, Lithuiania, North and South Korea, Marshall Islands and Micronesia 1991 Roh Jai Bong resigns as premier of South Korea 1991 North and South Korea form a joint team for table tennis competition 1988 24th Olympic games close at Seoul, Korea 1988 24th Olympic games open at Seoul, Korea 1988 South Korea adopts constitution 1987 Roh Tae Woo elected president of South Korea 1987 Francis C Denebrink, U.S. Naval officer (WW I, WW II, Korea) dies at 90 1983 Kusan Sunim, found Milae Sa temple/Bulsung Sa Zen in Korea, dies at 74 1982 6,000 Unification church couples wed in Korea 1981 Seoul, South Korea is selected to host 1988 Summer Olympics 1980 South Korea opposition leader Kim Dae Jung sentenced to death 1980 Chon Doo Hwan elected President of South Korea 1977 Lee EunHee, Miss Korea Universe 1997 1977 North Korea shoots down U.S. helicopter, killing 3 1977 U.S. restricts citizens from visiting Cuba, Vietnam, North Korea and Cambodia 1975 Ju-Yeon Choi, Pusan Korea, tennis star, 1995 Futures-Seoul-KOR II 1975 Sung-Hee Park, Pusan Korea, tennis star, 1993 Futures-Seoul 1975 1800 Unification church couples' wed in Korea 1973 Chan Ho Park, born in Kong Ju City, Korea, pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1972 Kim Il-song, becomes president of North Korea 1970 S Korean ferry Namyong-Ho sinks in Strait of Korea, 308 killed 1970 777 Unification church couples wed in Korea 1969 Morena Corwin, Seoul, Korea, playmate, Sep, 1992 1969 North Korea shoots at U.S. airplane above Japanese sea 1968 82 members of U.S. intelligence ship 'Pueblo' released by North Korea 1968 North Korea releases Pueblo crew 1968 430 Unification Church couples wed in Korea 1968 Spy ship USS Pueblo and 83-man crew seized in Sea of Japan by N Korea 1967 Pearl Sinn, born in Seoul, Korea, LPGA golfer, 1995 LPGA Corning Classic-35th 1966 Radio Free Asia (South Korea) begins radio transmission 1966 Myong Hui Choe, born in North Korea, gymnast, Olympic-1980 1963 Tsjoi Doo Sun forms government in South Korea 1963 124 Unification church couples wed in Korea 1962 North Korea reports 100% election turnout, 100% vote for Workers' Party 1961 36 Unification church couples wed in Korea 1960 South Korean troops cross 38th parallel into North Korea 1959 Typhoon kills 2,000 in Japan and Korea 1958 Debbie Green, born in South Korea, volleyball player 1984 Olympics silver 1953 Myung-Whan Chung, Seoul Korea, pianist, Chung Sisters 1953 U.S. and South Korea initial a mutual security pact 1953 North Korea and United Nations sign armistice 1953 Communist offensive in Korea 1953 Baseball star/pilot Ted Williams uninjured as plane shot down in Korea 1953 Myung-Whun Chung, Seoul South Korea, pianist/conductor 1952 Uprising of captives in Pongam South Korea, 82 die 1952 President-elect Eisenhower visits Korea to assess war 1952 Chinese offensive in Korea 1952 U.S. airplanes bomb energy centers at Yalu, Korea 1952 Communist offensive in Korea 1952 Insook Bhushan, Seoul Korea, U.S. U.S. table tennis player 1992 Olympics 1951 Cease-fire and demarcation zone accord signed in Panmunjon Korea 1951 Dutch Korea volunteers win U.S. Collective Unit Citation 1951 U.N. arm forces reach Pyongyang Korea 1951 U.N. begins counter offensive in Korea 1951 U.S. General Collins predicts use of atom bomb in Korea 1951 U.S. tanks exceed 38 degrees of latitude in Korea 1951 2,900,000 U.S. soldiers in Korea 1951 United Nations condemns People's Republic of China as aggressor in Korea 1951 U.N. begins counter offensive in Korea 1951 China refuses cease-fire in Korea 1951 Gil Pak Jong, Korea PR, judo, Olympic-1976 1950 Chinese troops cross 38th Parallel, into South Korea 1950 U.S. infantry division conquerors Chonju, Korea 1950 South Korea President Syngman Rhee forced to end mass executions 1950 Chinese offensive halts at Chongchon River, North Korea 1950 U.S. troops vacate Pyongyang North Korea 1950 630 Dutch volunteers depart (on)to Korea 1950 U.N. forces entered Pyongyang, capital of North Korea 1950 U.S. forces invade Korea by crossing 38th parallel 1950 Mao Tse Tung proclaims in telegram to Stalin, China intervenes Korea 1950 U.S. Mustangs accidentally bombs British on Hill 282 Korea, 17 killed 1950 During Korean conflict, United Nations forces land at Inchon in South Korea 1950 1st Major League baseball player to fight in Korea (Curt Simmons) 1950 RE Wayne awarded 1st Distinguished Flying Cross in Korea 1950 General Douglas MacArthur named commander-in-chief, United Nations forces in Korea 1950 Leroy Deans awarded 1st Order of Purple Heart in Korea 1950 1st 407 U.S. soldiers flown to South Korea 1950 U.S. General MacArthur visits front in South Korea and asks for U.S. troops 1950 North Koreans troop reach Seoul, United Nations asks members to aid South Korea, Truman orders Air Force and Navy into Korean conflict 1950 Korean conflict begins; North Korea invades South Korea 1950 U.N. member states begin using integrated forces against North Korea 1950 54th Boston Marathon won by Kee Yong Ham of Korea in 2:32:39 1950 Glyn Ford, born in Gloucester, England, politician, author, Labor Party, member of Gibraltar Socialist Labor Party, Member of European Parliament for South West England, expert on Asia, wrote, 'North Korea on the Brink: Struggle for Survival' 1949 U.S. troops withdraw from Korea after WW II 1948 People's Democratic Republic of Korea proclaimed 1948 Republic of Korea (South Korea) proclaimed (National Day) 1948 Proclamation of constitution of Republic of (South) Korea 1948 North Korean proclaims itself People's Democratic Republic of Korea 1948 Kyung-Wha Chung, born in Seoul, Korea, violinist, Chung Sisters 1947 51st Boston Marathon won by Yun Bok Soh of Korea in 2:25:39 1946 Ho-Jun Li, Korea PR, rifle, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics 1945 Kim Il Sung arrives in harbor of Wonsan, Korea 1945 Japanese in S Korea, Taiwan, China, Indochina surrender to Allies 1945 U.S. invades Japanese-held Korea 1945 South Korea liberated from Japanese rule 1945 U.S.S.R. establishes a communist government in North Korea 1944 Han Yong-woon, Zen teacher, dies in Seoul County, Korea at 65 1944 Myung-Wha Chung, born in Seoul, South Korea, cellist, Chung Sisters 1939 Jay Kim, born in Seoul, South Korea, Representative-R-California 1993 - 1999 1938 Shin Geum Dan, born in North Korea, 400m/800m runner, 1962 world record 1932 Roh Tae Woo, Taegu South Korea, President South Korea, 1988-93 1932 Nam June Paik, born in Seoul, Korea, video artist, Medium is the Medium 1917 Han Yong-woon, found Zen awakening at Osean Monastery Korea 1917 Chung Hee Park, general/president of S Korea, 1961-79, assassinated 1917 Isang Yun, born in Tongyeong, South Korea, composer, professor, son of renowned poet Yun Ki-hyon, exhiled from South Korea, taught at Hanover Academy of Music 1912 Kim II Sung, President of North Korea, 1945-94 1910 Japan annexes Korea after 5 years as a protectorate 1905 Han Yong-woon [Bongwan, Manhae] (1879-1944) ordained a monk in Korea 1896 Francis C Denebrink, U.S. Naval officer, WW I, WW II, Korea 1895 Matthew B. Ridgway, U.S. general in WW II, China, Nicaragua, Korea, NATO 1894 Korea declares independence from China, asks for Japanese aid 1879 Han Yong-woon, Hongsung County Korea, Zen teacher 1653 Dutch ship "Sperwer" stranded at Tsjedzjoe Korea |
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