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1997 Korean Air 747 with 331 aboard crashes in Guam, 29 survive
1996 Arleigh Burke, admiral, U.S. Navy, Chief of Naval Operations during President Eisenhower administration, served admirably in World War II and the Korean War, dies at 94 1995 Gas explosion in South Korean metro, 103 die 1995 Oh Jin Woo, Korean minister of defense, dies 1988 South Korean coaches attack New Zealand referee after disputing his decision, Olympic Korean boxer stages a 67 minute sit-in 1987 Korean Air jetliner disappears off Burma, all 115 lost 1987 South Korean voters overwhelmingly approved a new constitution 1983 4 South Korean government ministers assassinated in Rangoon Burma 1983 Sun Suk Joon, South Korean vice premier, murdered 1983 U.S. House of Representatives votes, 416 to 0, in favor of a resolution condemning Russia for shooting down a Korean jetliner 1983 U.S.S.R. vetoes United Nations resolution deploring its shooting down of Korean plane 1983 Korean Boeing 747 strays into Siberia and is shot down by a Soviet jet 1982 Duk Koo Kim, S Korean boxer, legally declared dead 1982 Korean boxer Duk Koo Kim fatally injured when KOed by Ray Mancini 1980 New South Korean constitution comes into effect 1980 South Korean police ends people's uprising; 2,000 killed 1979 Park Chung-hee, South Korean President, assassinated 1978 Korean Airlines flight 007 shot down by Soviets in Russian airspace 1978 Korean Air Lines Boeing 707, fired on by Soviets, crashes in Russia 1974 South Korean President Park Chung-Hee escapes assassination 1974 Mrs Park Chung Hi, wife of South Korean president, murdered 1972 New North Korean constitution comes into effect 1972 Overloaded South Korean bus plunges into reservoir, killing 77 1970 Ferryboat capsized in Korean Strait drowning 261 1970 S Korean ferry Namyong-Ho sinks in Strait of Korea, 308 killed 1970 Sung Hi Lee, Korean Model 1968 Daniel Dae Kim, South Korean Actor 1960 South Korean troops cross 38th parallel into North Korea 1960 South Korean President Syngman Rhee resigns 1958 Unidentified soldiers killed in WW II and Korean War buried in Arlington 1954 Ted Williams fractures collarbone in 1st game of spring training after flying 39 combat missions without injury in Korean War 1953 Operation "Big Switch" Korean War prisoner exchanged at Panmunjom 1953 Korean ferryboat "Chang Tyong-Ho" sank off Pusan killing 249 1951 Peace talks aimed at ending Korean War resumed in Panmunjom 1951 Armistice talks to end Korean conflict began at Kaesong 1951 During Korean War, U.S. / U.N. forces recapture Seoul 1951 During Korean conflict, Chinese forces capture Seoul 1951 Massive Chinese/North Korean assault on UN-lines 1950 China enters Korean conflict, sends troops across Yalu River 1950 U.N. troops begin an assault intending to end Korean War by Christmas 1950 1st jet-plane battle ever, in Korean War 1950 In the Korean War, 1st jet battle takes place 1950 South Korean troops reach Chosan at Chinese boundary 1950 South Korean troops exceed 38 degrees latitude 1950 U.N. troops in Korean War recapture South Korean capital of Seoul 1950 During Korean conflict, United Nations forces land at Inchon in South Korea 1950 U.N. lands at Inchon to drive North Korean troops out of the south 1950 13 North Korean divisions open assault on United Nations lines 1950 Kenneth Shadrick, Pvt from WV becomes 1st U.S. fatality in Korean War 1950 1st time U.S. and North Korean forces clash in Korean War 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 1948 North Korean proclaims itself People's Democratic Republic of Korea 1942 Kim Il Jong, son of North Korean President Kim Il Sung, 1972-94 1942 Kim Jong Il, North Korean Statesman 1929 Ho Dam, North Korean Secretary of State, 1970 - 1983 1927 Seung Sahn, zen teacher, Korean line 1925 Kim Dae Jung, South Korean Statesman 1919 Demonstrations for Korean independence from Japan begin 1914 Kitei Sohn, Korean marathon runner/coach 1936 Olympics gold 1910 Lee Byung Chull, Korean industrialist/founder, Samsung Business 1909 Horiboemi Ito, Prince of Japan, assassinated by a Korean 1901 Arleigh Burke, born in Boulder, Colorado, admiral, U.S. Navy, Chief of Naval Operations during President Eisenhower administration, served admirably in World War II and the Korean War 1446 Korean Hangual alphabet devised |
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