Today in Korean History

Today in Korean History
Dec. 24

1915 -- The colonial government of Japan in Korea issues a special order
requiring Korean students to sing Japan's national anthem at schools.

1958 -- The National Assembly rams through a proposal aimed at extending former
President Syngman Rhee's term in office.

1970 -- The Assembly passes a special act that allows trade with "non-hostile"
communist states.

1983 -- The government finalizes a plan to reduce the number of shipping
companies in South Korea to 20 through mergers and consolidation.

1991 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is appointed to concurrently serve as the
supreme commander of the North's Korean People's Army.

2003 -- South Korea and Japan agree on a fishing quota in each other's exclusive
economic zones for 2004 at their sixth fisheries talks.
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