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Today in Korean History
Today in Korean History
January 21
1919 -- Gojong, the 26th king of the Joseon Dynasty, dies.
1968 -- Thirty-one North Korean commandos infiltrate into Seoul to assassinate
President Park Chung-hee. The North Koreans were stopped 300 meters from the
presidential office of Cheong Wa Dae. Twenty-eight were killed and one was
captured, and two others were believed to have returned to the North across the
border. The only survivor, Kim Sin-jo shouted in a nationally televised news
conference that "I came here to cut the throat of Park Chung-hee!"
1974 -- South Korea and West Germany sign a visa waiver accord.
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January 21
1919 -- Gojong, the 26th king of the Joseon Dynasty, dies.
1968 -- Thirty-one North Korean commandos infiltrate into Seoul to assassinate
President Park Chung-hee. The North Koreans were stopped 300 meters from the
presidential office of Cheong Wa Dae. Twenty-eight were killed and one was
captured, and two others were believed to have returned to the North across the
border. The only survivor, Kim Sin-jo shouted in a nationally televised news
conference that "I came here to cut the throat of Park Chung-hee!"
1974 -- South Korea and West Germany sign a visa waiver accord.
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