Today in Korean history

Today in Korean history
April 7
1896 -- Korea's first Korean-language newspaper, the Dongnip Shinmun (The
Independent), publishes its first edition in Seoul.
The four-page newspaper, funded by the government and produced by Seo Jae-pil, an
official educated in Japan and the United States, was aimed at reaching the
general public by publishing in the vernacular as opposed to the more traditional
Chinese script.
Seo promoted the introduction of modern culture from Japan and Western countries,
but soon faced criticism from conservatives who opposed the influx of foreign
culture through the newspaper. He returned to the U.S. in 1898 and the newspaper
was closed a year later.

1911 -- Korean immigrants in Hawaii open a school in Honolulu to teach Korean
language and culture to their descendants. The first group of 100 immigrants, who
landed in Hawaii in 1903, worked on sugar cane farms on the island.

1957 -- The Korea News Editors' Association is established in Seoul, setting a
code of ethics for journalists.

1996 -- Park Chan-ho, a South Korean pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, earns
his first U.S. Major League Baseball win against the Chicago Cubs. Park, who
began his career in the majors with the Dodgers in 1994, was traded to the Texas
Rangers in 2001 and then to the San Diego Padres in 2005. He signed a one-year
contract with the New York Mets in 2007.
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