{
  "id": 10139634,
  "title": "Today in Korean history",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/today-in-korean-history",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-27T05:00:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yonhap News",
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    "url": "https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260927000600320"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "1920 marked the passing of Ryu Gwan-sun, an independence fighter who died in Seodaemun Prison in Seoul. He had been imprisoned and tortured for leading the March 1 Manse Movement, a nationwide struggle against Japan's colonial rule of Korea (1910-45) in 1919.\n\nIn 1950, South Korean and U.N. forces held a ceremony to officially declare the recapture of Seoul, two days after they had pushed the North Korean forces out. The Korean War, which began earlier that year with a North Korean invasion of the South, concluded with a cease-fire in 1953.\n\nOn a diplomatic front, in 1992, President Roh Tae-woo met with his Chinese counterpart, Yang Shangkun, marking the first-ever South Korea-China summit.\n\nThe following year, in 1999, the National Assembly passed a bill to dispatch combat troops to East Timor, a region plagued by violence.\n\nIn 2016, a controversial anti-graft law took effect in South Korea, known as the Kim Young-ran Law. Proposed in 2011 by then head of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, Kim, this law mandated that workers in certain sectors requiring higher ethical standards not accept gifts exceeding a legal limit.",
  "summary": "Sept. 28",
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        "title": "Today in Korean history",
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        "published": "2026-09-20T05:00:01.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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