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1968 In South Korea
Events from the year 1968 in South Korea. Incumbents *President: Park Chung-hee *Prime Minister: Chung Il-kwon Events *January 17–29 - Blue House Raid *January 23 - USS Pueblo (AGER-2) captured by North Korea *February 6 - U.S. 2nd Infantry Division guard post attacked. 3 North Koreans killed by U.S. forces. *March 27 - U.S. 2nd Infantry Division and ROK 25th Infantry Division ambush North Korean infiltrators. 3 North Koreans killed. *April 1 – POSCO founded in Gyeongsangnam-do, as predecessor name was Pohang Steel. *April 14 - U.S. Army Support Group truck ambushed south of the Joint Security Area in daylight. *April 21 - 5 North Koreans killed and 15 North Koreans wounded by U.S. forces. *July 3 - U.S. 2nd Infantry Division patrol ambushed in the DMZ. *July 20 - U.S. 2nd Infantry Division patrol ambushed in the DMZ. *July 21 - U.S. 2nd Infantry Division patrol ambushed in the DMZ. *July 30 - U.S. 2nd Infantry Division patrol ambushed in the DMZ. *August 5 - U.S. 2nd I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
20th Century
The 20th (twentieth) century began on January 1, 1901 ( MCMI), and ended on December 31, 2000 ( MM). The 20th century was dominated by significant events that defined the modern era: Spanish flu pandemic, World War I and World War II, nuclear weapons, nuclear power and space exploration, nationalism and decolonization, technological advances, and the Cold War and post-Cold War conflicts. These reshaped the political and social structure of the globe. The 20th century saw a massive transformation of humanity's relationship with the natural world. Global population, sea level rise, and ecological collapses increased while competition for land and dwindling resources accelerated deforestation, water depletion, and the mass extinction of many of the world's species and decline in the population of others. Global heating increased the risk of extreme weather conditions. Additional themes include intergovernmental organizations and cultural homogenization through developments in em ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
POSCO
POSCO (formerly Pohang Iron and Steel Company) is a South Korean steel-making company headquartered in Pohang, South Korea. It had an output of of crude steel in 2015, making it the world's fourth-largest steelmaker by this measure. In 2010, it was the world's largest steel manufacturing company by market value. Also, in 2012, it was named as the world's 146th-largest corporation by the Fortune Global 500. POSCO currently operates two integrated steel mills in South Korea, in Pohang and Gwangyang. POSCO previously operated a joint venture with U.S. Steel, USS-POSCO Industries, in Pittsburg, California, United States, but U.S. Steel acquired full ownership of the facility in February 2020. History 1968–1971 In the 1960s, South Korean administration concluded that self-sufficiency in steel and the construction of an integrated steelworks were essential to economic development. Since South Korea had not possessed a modern steel plant prior to 1968, many foreign and domestic bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korean DMZ Conflict (1966–69)
The Korean DMZ Conflict, also referred to as the Second Korean War by some, was a series of low-level armed clashes between North Korean forces and the forces of South Korea and the United States, largely occurring between 1966 and 1969 at the Korean DMZ. Background The Korean War had devastated both North and South Korea, and while neither side renounced its claims to reunify Korea under its control, neither side was in a position to force reunification. In September 1956, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Radford indicated within the U.S. government that the military's intention was to introduce atomic weapons into Korea, which was agreed to by the United States National Security Council and President Eisenhower. However paragraph 13(d) of the Korean Armistice Agreement mandated that both sides could not introduce new types of weapons into Korea, so preventing the introduction of nuclear weapons and missiles. The U.S. decided to unilaterally abrogate paragraph 13 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of South Korean Films Of 1968 ...
A list of films produced in South Korea in 1968: References External links * 1968 in South Korea * 1960-1969 at koreanfilm.org {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of South Korean Films Of 1968 South Korea 1968 Films A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hwang Sun-Hong
Hwang Sun-hong (born 14 July 1968) is a South Korean former football player and current head coach of the South Korea national under-23 football team. He was the most notable South Korean striker in the 1990s and early 2000s. Club career After graduating from Konkuk University, Hwang decided not to enter the K League and left for Germany to begin his professional career. During a season, he played for the reserve team of Bayer Leverkusen, scoring 16 goals in the Oberliga Nordrhein, Germany's third division at the time. Next season, Hwang joined 2. Bundesliga side Wuppertaler SV, but he appeared only nine games due to a cruciate ligament injury. Hwang joined POSCO Atoms (currently Pohang Steelers) after returning to South Korea in June 1993. He won two Asian Club Championships with Pohang, although he failed to win the K League title. He also scored in eight consecutive matches in 1995, setting a record in the K League. Hwang spent much of his career in the J1 League a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Jung-ju
Kim Jung-ju (; 22 February 1968 – 28 February 2022), also known as Jay Kim, was a South Korean businessman, investor, and founder of Korea's largest gaming company, Nexon. He was the chairman and CEO of NXC Corporation, the holding company of Nexon, and a partner at Collaborative Fund, a New York-based venture capital firm. At the time of his death, he was the third wealthiest person in Korea. Early life and education Kim was born in Seoul on 22 February 1968. He held a B.S. in Computer Science and Engineering from Seoul National University and an M.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), where he taught as Adjunct Professor in 2011. He also earned an MFA in Arts Management from Korea National University of Arts. Career Kim founded Nexon in 1994, while pursuing a doctorate in computer science and engineering at KAIST. Under Kim’s leadership, Nexon launched the world’s first graphic massively multip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Byung-Joo
Kim Byung-Joo (born 14 January 1968 in Daegu) is a retired South Korean judoka. Kim won the gold medal in the 78 kg class at the 1989 World Judo Championships in Belgrade. Kim represented South Korea at the 1992 Summer Olympics, winning bronze in the half middleweight division. Kim is currently serving as a professor for Korea Air Force Academy ) , type = Service academy , head_label = Superintendent , head = Lieutenant General Lee, Sang Hak (June 2022 ~ present) , city = Cheongju , state = Chungbuk , country = South Korea , undergrad = , postgr .... Kim is married to judoka Kim Mi-jung. References External links * * * * * Judoka at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka for South Korea Olympic bronze medalists for South Korea 1968 births Living people Sportspeople from Daegu Olympic medalists in judo Asian Games medalists in judo Judoka at the 1990 Asian Games South Korean male judoka Medalists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unit 124
Unit 124 ( ko, 124부대) was a black operations unit of the North Korean Special Operation Forces formed to assassinate South Korean President Park Chung-hee in the Blue House raid in January 1968. Formation Unit 124 was established from thirty-one handpicked officers of the Korean People's Army (KPA), the army of North Korea, specifically to infiltrate South Korea across the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) and assassinate Park Chung-hee, the President of South Korea, in his official residence at the Blue House in Seoul. Park was a ''de facto'' dictator who faced significant domestic opposition and from 1966 was engaged in the Korean DMZ Conflict against North Korea. By 1967, the North Korean leadership concluded that Park's domestic opposition no longer constituted a serious challenge to his rule due to his authoritarianism and success in the presidential and legislative elections that year. However, the North Korean leadership believed that killing Park would cause political turmoi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samcheok
Samcheok () is a city in Gangwon-do, South Korea. History Ancient age & Three Kingdom * It was called "Siljikguk or Siljikgokguk" * 102 under the rule of Silla ( Pasa 23rd) * 468 under the rule of Goguryeo (Jangsu 56th) * 505 The name changed to Sil-jick joo ( Jijeung 6th) * 658 The name changed to Book-jin ( Muyeol 5th) Unified Silla * 757 The name changed to Samcheok-gun ( Gyeongdeok 16th) Goryeo Dynasty * 995 The name changed to Cheokjoo ( Seongjong 14th) * 1018 The name changed to Samcheok-hyun ( Hyeonjong 9th) Joseon Dynasty * 1393 Samcheok-hyun was raised into Samcheok-bu ( Taejo 2nd) * 1413 change of the name to Samcheok protectorate (Taejong 13th) * 1895 change of the name to Samcheok-gun ( Gojong 32nd) Japanese occupation * 1917 Bunae-myeon change of the name to Samcheok-myeon * 1938 Samcheok-myeon was raised into Samcheok-eup Republic of Korea * 1973 Jangsung-eup Hwangji branch office was raised to Hwangji-eup (at that time, the most population of the county) * 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gyeongsangnam-do
South Gyeongsang Province ( ko, 경상남도, translit=Gyeongsangnam-do, ) is a province in the southeast of South Korea. The provincial capital is at Changwon. It is adjacent to the major metropolitan center and port of Busan. The UNESCO World Heritage Site Haeinsa, a Buddhist temple that houses the ''Tripitaka Koreana'' and tourist attraction, is located in this province. Automobile and petrochemical factories are largely concentrated along the southern part of the province, extending from Ulsan through Busan, Changwon, and Jinju. Etymology The name derives ; . The name derives from the names of the principal cities of Gyeongju () and Sangju (). History Before 1895, the area corresponding to modern-day South Gyeongsang Province was part of Gyeongsang Province, one of the Eight Provinces of Korea during the Joseon dynastic kingdom. In 1895, southern Gyeongsang was replaced by the districts of Jinju in the west and Dongnae (modern-day Busan) in the east. In 1896, they were me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Pueblo (AGER-2)
USS ''Pueblo'' (AGER-2) is a , attached to Navy intelligence as a spy ship, which was attacked and captured by North Korean forces on 23 January 1968, in what was later known as the "''Pueblo'' incident" or alternatively, as the "''Pueblo'' crisis". The seizure of the U.S. Navy ship and her 83 crew members, one of whom was killed in the attack, came less than a week after President Lyndon B. Johnson's State of the Union address to the United States Congress, a week before the start of the Tet Offensive in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War and three days after 31 men of North Korea's KPA Unit 124 had crossed the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) and killed 26 South Koreans in an attempt to attack the South Korean Blue House (executive mansion) in the capital Seoul. The taking of ''Pueblo'' and the abuse and torture of her crew during the subsequent eleven months became a major Cold War incident, raising tensions between western and eastern powers. North Korea stated that ''Pue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st Century
The 21st (twenty-first) century is the current century in the ''Anno Domini'' era or Common Era, under the Gregorian calendar. It began on 1 January 2001 ( MMI) and will end on 31 December 2100 ( MMC). Marking the beginning of the 21st century was the rise of a global economy and Third World consumerism, deepening global concern over terrorism after 11 September 2001, terrorist attacks and increased private enterprise. The NATO interventions in Afghanistan and Iraq of the early 2000s and overthrowing several regimes during the Arab Spring of the early 2010s led to mixed outcomes in the Arab world, resulting in several civil wars and political instability. The United States has remained the global superpower, while China is now considered an emerging superpower. In 2017, 49.3% of the world's population lived in "some form of democracy", though only 4.5% lived in "full democracies". The United Nations estimates that by 2050 two thirds of the world's population will be urbani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
