On This Day in Korean History
An occasional series of short accounts of the key historical moments that shaped Korea and the Koreans
On This Day in Korean History #1 - 1.23 The USS Pueblo Incident
On This Day in Korean History #2 - 3.1 Movement
On This Day in Korean History #3 - 3.31 The Arrest of Park Geun Hye
On This Day in Korean History #4 - 4.3 Cheju Uprising (Cheju 4.3 sagŏn)
On This Day in Korean History #5 - 4.16 The Sewol Ferry Disaster
On This Day in Korean History #6 - 4.17 Signing of the Treaty of Shimonoseki
On This Day in Korean History #7 - 4.19 The April Revolution
On This Day in Korean History #8 - 5.5 The Last Civil Service Examination is Held
On This Day in Korean History #9 - 5.16 Park Jung-Hee's Seizure of Power
On This Day in Korean History #10 - 5.18 The Kwangju Uprising
On This Day in Korean History #11 - 5.31 The Start of the 2002 Japan-South Korea World Cup
On This Day in Korean History #12 - 6.25 The Start of the Korean War
On This Day in Korean History #13 - 7.1-8 The 13th World Festival of Youth and Students in Pyongyang
On This Day in Korean History #14 - 7.8 Death of Kim Il-Sung
On This Day in Korean History #15 - 8.11 The YH Trading Company Incident (YH Incident)
On This Day in Korean History #16 - 8.15 Liberation Day
On This Day in Korean History #17 - 9.17 Seoul Olympics
On This Day in Korean History #18 - 10.9 Hangul Day
On This Day in Korean History #19 – 10.15 Cliff Richard’s 1969 Seoul Concerts
On This Day in Korean History #20 - Third Thursday in November: College Entrance Examination Day
