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Meaningful Days of Korean History

  • 2002.6.22
    Date of advance to the semifinals
    It was a World Cup competition co-hosted by Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30, 2002 under the auspices of FIFA.

    At the 2002 World Cup soccer tournament on June 22, South Korea defeated Spain and created a semi-final myth after a close match that even led to a penalty shootout.

    Captain Hong Myung-bo, the last kicker in the penalty shootout, scored a goal to confirm his advance to the semifinals.

    It was the first time for an Asian team to reach the semifinals.

    It was also the first time in 19 years that Korea has advanced to the semifinals since the 1983 World Youth Association in Mexico.
  • 1973.6.22
    Opening Date
    Namhae Bridge, the first suspension bridge in Korea with a total length of 660 meters and a height of 80 meters, was opened on June 22, 1973.

    This bridge connects Noryang-ri, Seolcheon-myeon, Namhae-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do with Noryang-ri, Geumnam-myeon, Hadong-gun.

    In 1968, Hyundai Engineering & Construction began construction as a whole, and it was completed after a construction period of 5 years and 1 month.
  • 1967.6.23
    Relocated day
    The Gyeonggi Provincial Government moved from Seoul to the foot of Paldang Mountain in Suwon on June 23, 1967.

    As the provincial government moved to Suwon, a business trip to Uijeongbu was created to take charge of administrative affairs in northern Gyeonggi Province.
  • 1950.6.25
    the date of the outbreak of the Korean War
    It was a war on the Korean Peninsula at dawn on June 25, 1950, when North Korean communist forces illegally Invasion from North Korea across the 38th parallel, which was the inter-Korean military demarcation line.

    It is considered one of the cases in which the Cold War structure developed with the end of World War II exploded into a heated war, and it was a war that took place when Kim Il-sung invaded South Korea with the help of the Soviet Union and China.

    The South Korean military withdrew Seoul in three days, but regained Seoul on September 15 due to the "Incheon Landing Operation."

    The war took place for a total of 1,129 days over the three years from 1950.6.25 to 1953.7.27.
  • 1966.6.25
    Victory Day
    Kim Ki-soo (20 September 1941 – 10 June 1997) was the first Korean boxing champion to win the WBA/WBC World Super welterweight title at Jangchung Gymnasium in Seoul on 25 June 1966.
  • 1983.6.30
    broadcast day
    KBS's special live broadcast, "Finding the Separated Family," was broadcast live for 138 days and 453 hours and 45 minutes from 10:15 p.m. on June 30, 1983 to 4 a.m. on November 14, 1983.

    The Korean Peninsula is the longest-running Cold War zone in the world. The number of separated families in the Republic of Korea reached about 10 million due to the division of South and North Korea caused by Japanese colonial era (1910-1945) and the Korean War (1950.6.25).

    KBS is visiting separated families on KBS special live broadcasting around the 33rd anniversary of the Korean War and the 30th anniversary of the armistice agreement (1953.7.27).Plan >. It contains the tragic Cold War situation in Korea and the horrors of war.

    The scene in which the blood relatives were reunited and hugged and wailed healed the pain of separated families, and served as a catalyst for the first reunions of families separated by the two Koreas (1985.9), contributing to the easing of tensions on the Korean Peninsula. It also sent a message of peace to the world that such tragedies should no longer occur.

    The broadcast is also a monumental legacy for broadcasters around the world. It is the world's largest family-finding program using television. A total of 100,952 separated family members applied and 53,536 were introduced on the air, with 10,189 separated family members reunited. 1,641 personnel in charge of broadcasting were deployed and broadcast for 138 days.
  • 1970.7.1
    effective date
    A postal code is a code that numbers part of an address for efficient mail sorting and delivery.

    The original postal code was established on July 1, 1970.

    The world's first postal code was introduced in Germany in 1941, Britain in 1959 and the United States in 1963.

    As of August 1, 2015, the five-digit zone number assigned to the national basic zone has been used as a postal code.

    Using the reorganized postal code, mail can be delivered quickly and accurately by optimizing the delivery route of postmen, thereby improving postal service, and sharing various information of all public institutions can strengthen the competitiveness of the country.
  • 1989.7.1
    Effective Date
    Starting with the Medical Insurance Act of 1963, the medical insurance system expanded to more than 500 businesses in 1977, civil servants and private schools in 1979, five or more businesses and farming villages in 1988, and urban areas in 1989.
  • 1979.7.3
    Opening Day
    On July 3, 1979, the opening ceremony of the Korea General Exhibition Center, with a floor space of 8,300 pyeong, was held at the site of Samsung-dong, Seoul.

    The exhibition hall has one basement floor and three floors above ground, and has exhibition facilities and international conference rooms.

    Its original name was KOEX, but it was renamed COEX (CONVENTION & EXHIBITION) in 1998. Samsung Station on Line 2 and Bongeunsa Station on Line 9 are connected to COEX.

    The comprehensive exhibition facility consists of the main building and annex, and there are convenience facilities such as hotels and department stores, as well as foreign casinos, and the performance hall COEX Artium' is located on the ground.
  • 1972.7.4
    Historic event date
    The July 4 South-North Joint Statement (July 4, 1972) is the first joint statement reached and announced by the authorities of the Republic of Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in relation to unification since the division of the country.

    In 1972, at the instruction of Park Chung-hee, Lee Hu-rak, the head of the Central Intelligence Agency, was dispatched to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to meet with Kim Il-sung to establish the three principles of reunification: self-reliance, peace and national unity.

    It was established to reduce the international detente, the withdrawal of U.S. troops from South Korea, and the arms race, but it was later used by both sides to strengthen their power base through unification discussions.
  • 1970.7.7
    open unification
    The Seoul-Busan Expressway is a national prosperity road that symbolizes the modernization of our country.

    The construction of the Gyeongbu Expressway began on February 1, 1968 and was completed and opened on July 7, 1970, two years and five months later.

    At that time, the highway was completed at 428 kilometers with 8.92 million people, 1.65 million units of extension fee, and 42.9 billion won of construction cost.

    The birth of the Gyeongbu Expressway linking Seoul and Busan gave rise to the development of our economy and the spread of social culture. The structure of transportation changed from railway to road, and the rapid and large volume of freight transport was achieved.

    In addition, the number of industrial complexes increased along the Gyeongbu axis, and the influx of productive population allowed cities to grow. With daily living rights across the country, it has become the driving force behind modernization, urbanization and promoting balanced national development.
  • 1998.7.7
    the day of the championship
    Born in Yuseong, Daejeon on September 28, 1977, Se-ri Park started playing golf in 1989 at the recommendation of her father, Park Joon-cheol.

    He is known to have undergone rigorous training without any days off in order to become the best on his own, such as staying alone until 2 am at the training ground at a young age in elementary school.

    He turned pro in 1996 and took part on the LPGA tour in 1998.

    In the first year of his tour, he won the LPGA Championship and the US Women's Open, winning the Rookie of the Year award.

    She emerged as a national hero, especially as she was broadcast live to the people who were depressed in the financial era of the IMF after struggling to win a bad battle.
  • 1937.7.12
    Visit date
    Helen Adams Kelle r. (June 27, 1880 to June 1, 1968)

    american social activist He is a holy figure who overcame obstacles and worked in various fields, including human rights activists and socialists.

    He visited Korea in 1937 when he was in Japanese colonial era, and when a train bound for Pyongyang stopped briefly in Kaesong after a lecture in Seoul (then Gyeongseong), he did not miss the time. 
    He also visited Daegu. After that, I visited Korea during the Korean War.
  • 2003.7.14
    Start date
    In 2002, the world's first double data rate (DDR) 2 DRAM was developed and mass-produced in 2003, opening the era of high-speed DRAM.

    After 80-nano 1Gb DDR2, 70-nano DDR2 DRAM in 2005, 50-nano 1Gb DDR2 DRAM in 2006, it continued its world's first title in 2010 to 30-nano DDR3 DRAM.
  • 1907.7.14
    Lee Jun Date of death
    In 1905, the Japan-Korea Treaty of 1905 was forced. In a situation where it is difficult for him to escape the crisis of his own country, Gojong decided to seek help from foreign powers and sent three special envoys to the Second World Peace Conference in Hague, the Netherlands. Lee Jun, Lee Sang-seol, and Lee Wi-

    They arrived in The Hague, the Netherlands, and headed for the conference room, but were denied attendance. I didn't get a formal invitation.

    When his participation in the World Peace Conference was thwarted, Lee Jun became ill with great anger. A few days later, on July 14, 1907, Hague envoy Lee Jun breathes his last in a small hotel room in a faraway country.