2014 Event Sony Pictures releases its comedy 'The Interview' today in over 300 theaters and through online channels; the film depicts an attempted assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un and was initially canceled due to threats and hacking attacks 2014 Event Sony Pictures will release its controversial comedy, 'The Interview', about an attempted assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un; the film was canceled after hacking attacks and threats, but Sony now seeks a wide audience for the movie 2014 Event Sony Pictures cancels release of its movie "The Interview" after hacking attacks and threats thought to be ordered by the North Korean government; the movie is reportedly a comedy depicting an attempted assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un 2014 Event North Korea threatens nuclear tests, and activity has been detected at one of the nation's nuclear facilities; the threat was made after the U.N. recommended trying North Korean officials in the International Criminal Court for human rights crimes 2014 Event North Korean leader Kim Jong Un did not attend festivities for today's North Korean Workers' Party holiday; Kim has not made any public appearances since early September, raising questions regarding his whereabouts and his health 2014 Event 174 people have been rescued from a South Korean ferry that capsized off the coast; the ferry was carrying 476 people, mainly students; rescue efforts are ongoing 2013 Event By winning the U.S. Open golf tournament, Korean Inbee Park, becomes the fourth woman to win three major championships in a season 2013 Event No casualties are reported after a U.S. military Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter crashes near the South Korean border with North Korea 2013 Event The People's Republic of China and the U.S. agree to work towards eliminating nuclear weapons in the Korean Peninsula 2012 Event The launch of a space satellite into space by North Korea is disputed by South Korean defense ministry, who claim it was a disguised test of a 10,000 km range missile 2012 Event Ceremonies commemorating the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il were held outside the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun mausoleum in Pyongyang; the nation observed three-minutes of silence to honor him 2012 Event The uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, Jang Song-thank, meets Hu Jintao, the President of China 2012 Event King Jong-un, son of King Jong-il, is announced the official Supreme Leader of North Korea; he also now holds the rank of Marshal in the Korean People's Army 2012 Event The North Korean Workers party names Kin Jong Un First Secretary, with his father, Kim Jong IL delcared as the party's 'eternal' General Secretary 2012 Event In a gesture to honor North Korean founder Kim II-Sung's birthday in April, North Korea plans to launch a new satellite that reportedly will be used to study crops and natural resources 2011 Event North Korea states is will accept all South Korean delegations who wish to pay their respects to the late leader Kim Jong-il 2011 Event The U.S. is granted permission by North Korea to search for remains of American soliders killed during the Korean War 2011 Event Japan asks South Korea to refute a plan to build a Korean World War II 'comfort women' monument near Seoul's Japanese embassy 2011 Event The South Korean military has police clear protesters from the building site of its new naval base in Jeju-do 2011 Event In an effort to stop the growth of household debt, South Korean banks temporarily stop making household loans 2011 Event In efforts to avoid food shortages and political oppression, South Korea begins work on a new facility to house North Korean refugees 2011 Event South Korea states it plans to build a new resettlement center for North Korean refugees 2011 Event Ancient Korean royal books looted by French troops in 1866 are returned to South Korea; 1,000 officials and locals celebrate the return of the 297-volume 'Oegyujanggak' books 2011 Event North and South Korean officials meet for working-level military talks, the first Korean dialogue in eight months 2010 Event China and South Korea plan to hold defense talks in February 2011 concerning growing regional tension on the Korean Peninsula 2010 Event South Korea states that North Korea fired over 100 rounds of artillery into the Sea of Japan, signaling tension along the Korean Peninsula 2010 Event After South Korea's ROKS Cheonan ship is sunk by North Korea, South Korea cuts off trade with North Korea and announces North Korean ships will no longer be allowed to use South Korean waters 1997 Event Korean Air 747 with 331 aboard crashes in Guam, 29 survive 1996 Death 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 Event Gas explosion in South Korean metro, 103 die 1995 Death Oh Jin Woo, Korean minister of defense, dies 1988 Event South Korean coaches attack New Zealand referee after disputing his decision, Olympic Korean boxer stages a 67 minute sit-in 1987 Event Korean Air jetliner disappears off Burma, all 115 lost 1987 Event South Korean voters overwhelmingly approved a new constitution 1983 Event 4 South Korean government ministers assassinated in Rangoon Burma 1983 Death Sun Suk Joon, South Korean vice premier, murdered 1983 Event U.S. House of Representatives votes, 416 to 0, in favor of a resolution condemning Russia for shooting down a Korean jetliner 1983 Event U.S.S.R. vetoes United Nations resolution deploring its shooting down of Korean plane 1983 Event Korean Boeing 747 strays into Siberia and is shot down by a Soviet jet 1982 Death Duk Koo Kim, S Korean boxer, legally declared dead 1982 Event Korean boxer Duk Koo Kim fatally injured when KOed by Ray Mancini 1980 Event New South Korean constitution comes into effect 1980 Event South Korean police ends people's uprising; 2,000 killed 1979 Death Park Chung-hee, South Korean President, assassinated 1978 Event Korean Air Lines Boeing 707, fired on by Soviets, crashes in Russia 1974 Event South Korean President Park Chung-Hee escapes assassination 1974 Death Mrs Park Chung Hi, wife of South Korean president, murdered 1972 Event New North Korean constitution comes into effect 1972 Event Overloaded South Korean bus plunges into reservoir, killing 77 1970 Event Ferryboat capsized in Korean Strait drowning 261 1970 Event S Korean ferry Namyong-Ho sinks in Strait of Korea, 308 killed 1970 Birthday Sung Hi Lee, Korean Model 1968 Birthday Daniel Dae Kim, South Korean Actor 1960 Event South Korean troops cross 38th parallel into North Korea 1960 Event South Korean President Syngman Rhee resigns 1958 Event Unidentified soldiers killed in WW II and Korean War buried in Arlington 1954 Event Ted Williams fractures collarbone in 1st game of spring training after flying 39 combat missions without injury in Korean War 1953 Event Operation "Big Switch" Korean War prisoner exchanged at Panmunjom 1953 Event Korean ferryboat "Chang Tyong-Ho" sank off Pusan killing 249 1951 Event Peace talks aimed at ending Korean War resumed in Panmunjom 1951 Event Armistice talks to end Korean conflict began at Kaesong 1951 Event During Korean War, U.S. / U.N. forces recapture Seoul 1951 Event During Korean conflict, Chinese forces capture Seoul 1951 Event Massive Chinese/North Korean assault on UN-lines 1950 Event China enters Korean conflict, sends troops across Yalu River 1950 Event U.N. troops begin an assault intending to end Korean War by Christmas 1950 Event 1st jet-plane battle ever, in Korean War 1950 Event In the Korean War, 1st jet battle takes place 1950 Event South Korean troops reach Chosan at Chinese boundary 1950 Event South Korean troops exceed 38 degrees latitude 1950 Event U.N. troops in Korean War recapture South Korean capital of Seoul 1950 Event During Korean conflict, United Nations forces land at Inchon in South Korea 1950 Event U.N. lands at Inchon to drive North Korean troops out of the south 1950 Event 13 North Korean divisions open assault on United Nations lines 1950 Death Kenneth Shadrick, Pvt from WV becomes 1st U.S. fatality in Korean War 1950 Event 1st time U.S. and North Korean forces clash in Korean War 1950 Event North Koreans troop reach Seoul, United Nations asks members to aid South Korea, Truman orders Air Force and Navy into Korean conflict 1950 Event Korean conflict begins; North Korea invades South Korea 1948 Event North Korean proclaims itself People's Democratic Republic of Korea 1942 Birthday Kim Il Jong, son of North Korean President Kim Il Sung, 1972-94 1942 Birthday Kim Jong Il, North Korean Statesman 1929 Birthday Ho Dam, North Korean Secretary of State, 1970 - 1983 1927 Birthday Seung Sahn, zen teacher, Korean line 1925 Birthday Kim Dae Jung, South Korean Statesman 1919 Event Demonstrations for Korean independence from Japan begin 1914 Birthday Kitei Sohn, Korean marathon runner/coach 1936 Olympics gold 1910 Birthday Lee Byung Chull, Korean industrialist/founder, Samsung Business 1909 Death Horiboemi Ito, Prince of Japan, assassinated by a Korean 1901 Birthday 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 Event Korean Hangual alphabet devised
