Today in Korean History

Today in Korean History



Jan. 19

1946 -- Rightist and leftist Korean students clash over whether the Korean
Peninsula should be placed under a U.N. trusteeship.

1949 -- The South Korean government applies for membership in the U.N.

1967 -- A South Korean patrol boat is sunk by artillery of the North Korean army
while protecting South Korean fishing boats operating near the inter-Korean
maritime border in the East Sea.

1979 -- President Park Chung-hee calls for inter-Korean dialogue during a New
Year's press conference.

1994 -- James Wolsey, director of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, makes a
secret visit to South Korea and discusses ways of preventing North Korea's
development of nuclear weapons with South Korean President Kim Young-sam.
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