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Thu, 10/09/2008 - 13:03
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Today in Korean history
Oct. 10
1932 -- Korean independence fighter Lee Bong-chang, who attempted to assassinate Japanese Emperor Hirohito, dies at a prison in Japan. The Korean Peninsula was under Japanese colonial rule from 1910-45.
1990 -- South and North Korea open a joint film festival, held in New York, for
the first time since the division of the peninsula in 1945.
1993 -- A 110-ton ferry sinks in waters off Buan on South Korea's west coast,
killing 268 people on board.
1997 -- "Nanta," a non-verbal show combining cooking and high-energy percussion,
is performed for the first time at a Seoul theater. It later became a hit and
opened on Broadway.
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1932 -- Korean independence fighter Lee Bong-chang, who attempted to assassinate Japanese Emperor Hirohito, dies at a prison in Japan. The Korean Peninsula was under Japanese colonial rule from 1910-45.
1990 -- South and North Korea open a joint film festival, held in New York, for
the first time since the division of the peninsula in 1945.
1993 -- A 110-ton ferry sinks in waters off Buan on South Korea's west coast,
killing 268 people on board.
1997 -- "Nanta," a non-verbal show combining cooking and high-energy percussion,
is performed for the first time at a Seoul theater. It later became a hit and
opened on Broadway.
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