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65809
Mon, 06/15/2009 - 12:04
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Today in Korean history
Today in Korean history
June 16
1232 -- Korea's Goryeo Dynasty relocates its capital from the ancient city of
Kaesong to Ganghwa Island off the west coast in the face of a Mongolian invasion.
1956 -- South Korea's first television network, HLKZ-TV, starts broadcasting.
1981 -- The government allows South Korean citizens to travel overseas freely.
1998 -- Hyundai Group honorary Chairman Chung Ju-yung visits North Korea,
bringing 500 head of cattle that he donated to the country. Chung became the
first South Korean civilian to be allowed to visit the North through the truce
village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone. The founder of South Korea's
leading conglomerate died at age 86 in March 2001.
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June 16
1232 -- Korea's Goryeo Dynasty relocates its capital from the ancient city of
Kaesong to Ganghwa Island off the west coast in the face of a Mongolian invasion.
1956 -- South Korea's first television network, HLKZ-TV, starts broadcasting.
1981 -- The government allows South Korean citizens to travel overseas freely.
1998 -- Hyundai Group honorary Chairman Chung Ju-yung visits North Korea,
bringing 500 head of cattle that he donated to the country. Chung became the
first South Korean civilian to be allowed to visit the North through the truce
village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone. The founder of South Korea's
leading conglomerate died at age 86 in March 2001.
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