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72117
Sat, 07/25/2009 - 14:42
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Today in Korean history
Today in Korean history
July 26
1950 -- About 300 South Korean civilian refugees are killed by retreating U.S.
troops at Nogun-ri, a village in central South Korea, during the early weeks of
the Korean War. In 1999, after repeated denials, the U.S. government under then
President Bill Clinton acknowledged that the massacre took place and expressed
deep regret, offering a set of reconciliation measures -- a US$1 million monument
and a $780,000 scholarship fund -- that have yet to be carried out.
1957 -- South Korea establishes diplomatic ties with Jordan.
1989 -- The Education Ministry disciplines 1,516 elementary, middle and high
school teachers for joining the progressive National Teachers' Union. Union
members begin an indefinite hunger strike at Myeongdong Cathedral in downtown
Seoul to protest the decision.
1993 -- An Asiana Airlines Boeing 737 flying the Seoul-Mokpo route crashes near
Mokpo Airport, killing 66 passengers and injuring 44 others.
1995 -- President Kim Young-sam, in an address to a joint session of the U.S.
Congress in Washington, stresses permanent peace on the Korean Peninsula can only
be achieved through inter-Korean dialogue and cooperation.
2000 -- South and North Korea hold their first-ever foreign ministerial talks in
Bangkok.
2001 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il embarks on a month-long trip to Russia by
train.
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July 26
1950 -- About 300 South Korean civilian refugees are killed by retreating U.S.
troops at Nogun-ri, a village in central South Korea, during the early weeks of
the Korean War. In 1999, after repeated denials, the U.S. government under then
President Bill Clinton acknowledged that the massacre took place and expressed
deep regret, offering a set of reconciliation measures -- a US$1 million monument
and a $780,000 scholarship fund -- that have yet to be carried out.
1957 -- South Korea establishes diplomatic ties with Jordan.
1989 -- The Education Ministry disciplines 1,516 elementary, middle and high
school teachers for joining the progressive National Teachers' Union. Union
members begin an indefinite hunger strike at Myeongdong Cathedral in downtown
Seoul to protest the decision.
1993 -- An Asiana Airlines Boeing 737 flying the Seoul-Mokpo route crashes near
Mokpo Airport, killing 66 passengers and injuring 44 others.
1995 -- President Kim Young-sam, in an address to a joint session of the U.S.
Congress in Washington, stresses permanent peace on the Korean Peninsula can only
be achieved through inter-Korean dialogue and cooperation.
2000 -- South and North Korea hold their first-ever foreign ministerial talks in
Bangkok.
2001 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il embarks on a month-long trip to Russia by
train.
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