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Today in Korean history
1882 -- Korea's Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) and the United States reach a trade agreement.
1907 -- Lee Wan-yong, a politician and Japanese collaborator during the Joseon Dynasty, is appointed prime minister. The "Euijeongbu," the dynasty's highest administrative body, is transformed into a Cabinet.
1963 -- South Korea establishes diplomatic relations with Austria.
1974 -- The construction of a tidal embankment is completed at Asan Bay in South Chungcheong Province.
1984 -- Line 2 of the Seoul subway system opens.
1993 -- Hyun Jung-hwa, a South Korean table tennis player, wins the women's singles tournament at the 42nd World Table Tennis Championship.
2003 -- The Korean Government Employees Union, a public workers union, sticks to its previous plan to conduct a ballot on a strike.
2004 -- The South Korean movie "Old Boy" wins the Grand Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. The movie, directed by Park Chan-wook, depicts an ordinary man trying to find an unknown person who kidnapped and confined him for 15 years.
1907 -- Lee Wan-yong, a politician and Japanese collaborator during the Joseon Dynasty, is appointed prime minister. The "Euijeongbu," the dynasty's highest administrative body, is transformed into a Cabinet.
1963 -- South Korea establishes diplomatic relations with Austria.
1974 -- The construction of a tidal embankment is completed at Asan Bay in South Chungcheong Province.
1984 -- Line 2 of the Seoul subway system opens.
1993 -- Hyun Jung-hwa, a South Korean table tennis player, wins the women's singles tournament at the 42nd World Table Tennis Championship.
2003 -- The Korean Government Employees Union, a public workers union, sticks to its previous plan to conduct a ballot on a strike.
2004 -- The South Korean movie "Old Boy" wins the Grand Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. The movie, directed by Park Chan-wook, depicts an ordinary man trying to find an unknown person who kidnapped and confined him for 15 years.
