Today in Korean history

April 21

1965 -- South Korea and Gambia establish diplomatic relations.

1978 -- A Korean Airline passenger flight makes an emergency landing on a frozen
lake, 400 kilometers south of Murmansk, Russia, after it is shot at by a Soviet aircraft.

The Korean Air Lines Flight 902 violated Soviet airspace and failed to
respond to Soviet interceptors. Two passengers were killed and the 107 survivors
were rescued by Soviet helicopters.

1984 -- South Korea and Qatar forge an economic accord.
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