1997 Korean Air 747 with 331 aboard crashes in Guam, 29 survive
1995 Gas explosion in South Korean metro, 103 die
1995 Oh Jin Woo, Korean minister of defense, dies
1988 South Korean coaches attack NZ 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, 1970-83
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
1446 Korean Hangual alphabet devised
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