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Wed, 05/13/2009 - 13:14
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Today in Korean history
Today in Korean history
May 14
1928 -- Korean independence movement activist Jo Myeong-ha unsuccessfully
attempts to assassinate Japanese Army general Kunihiko Kuninomiya in Taiwan. Jo,
23, self-taught in Korea and Japan, cooperated with Taiwanese locals to block the
Japanese colonial regime. He was arrested at the scene and later executed.
1948 -- North Korea stops providing electricity to South Korea as the South
prepares to hold elections to establish a separate government. Until then, North
Korea, with many mountains and rivers, had given the South hydroelectric power.
1952 -- South Korea's first president Rhee Syngman submits a bill to revise the
Constitution, aimed at holding a national referendum to elect the president and
introduce a bi-cameral National Assembly.
1981 -- Two passenger trains collide in Gyeongsan, North Gyeongsang Province,
killing 52 and injuring 233.
1989 -- A group of teachers hold a ceremony to promote the birth of their
progressive nationwide organization, the Korean Federation of Teachers'
Associations.
2003 -- President Roh Moo-hyun holds a summit meeting with U.S. President George
W. Bush at the White House, in which they agreed to lift their relationship to a
new level and reaffirmed their commitment to seeking a peaceful resolution to the
North Korean nuclear issue.
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May 14
1928 -- Korean independence movement activist Jo Myeong-ha unsuccessfully
attempts to assassinate Japanese Army general Kunihiko Kuninomiya in Taiwan. Jo,
23, self-taught in Korea and Japan, cooperated with Taiwanese locals to block the
Japanese colonial regime. He was arrested at the scene and later executed.
1948 -- North Korea stops providing electricity to South Korea as the South
prepares to hold elections to establish a separate government. Until then, North
Korea, with many mountains and rivers, had given the South hydroelectric power.
1952 -- South Korea's first president Rhee Syngman submits a bill to revise the
Constitution, aimed at holding a national referendum to elect the president and
introduce a bi-cameral National Assembly.
1981 -- Two passenger trains collide in Gyeongsan, North Gyeongsang Province,
killing 52 and injuring 233.
1989 -- A group of teachers hold a ceremony to promote the birth of their
progressive nationwide organization, the Korean Federation of Teachers'
Associations.
2003 -- President Roh Moo-hyun holds a summit meeting with U.S. President George
W. Bush at the White House, in which they agreed to lift their relationship to a
new level and reaffirmed their commitment to seeking a peaceful resolution to the
North Korean nuclear issue.
(END)
