{
  "id": 17534879,
  "title": "Today in Korean history",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/today-in-korean-history",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-01T05:00:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yonhap News",
    "slug": "yonhap-news",
    "url": "https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20261101002700315"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "1966 saw the visit of U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson to South Korea. In 1968, approximately 100 North Korean spies entered South Korea's Uljin-Samcheok region, causing around 70 civilian and military deaths or injuries. In 1973, Prime Minister Kim Jong-pil met with Japanese counterpart Kakuei Tanaka, resolving a dispute over South Korea's abduction of opposition lawmaker Kim Dae-jung at a Tokyo hotel during Park Chung-hee's oppressive rule. Park's Yushin Constitution, enacted in 1972, expanded executive powers and allowed for multi-term presidential elections. In 1988, the National Assembly held a public hearing concerning corruption within the Chun Doo-hwan administration. British Prince Charles visited South Korea in 1992. In 1998, Foreign Minister Hong Soon-young declared Dokdo islets as legally South Korean, rejecting any dispute claims. In 2001, the Korea Federation of Teachers Associations announced teachers would participate in political activities officially. In 2005, Korean and Japanese Olympic committees agreed to field a unified team for future Asian Games and Olympics. In 2009, South Korea's National Museum celebrated its 100th anniversary. In 2011, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev aimed to collaborate on a gas pipeline project linking both nations via North Korea. In 2015, President Park Geun-hye and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe accelerated negotiations to settle the issue of former Korean sex slaves used by Japan's World War II soldiers. In 2018, the two Koreas discussed co-hosting the 2032 Summer Olympics. In 2020, former President Lee Myung-bak was imprisoned again after the Supreme Court confirmed a 17-year prison sentence for corruption. In 2022, North Korea launched three short-range ballistic missiles, with one crossing the Northern Limit Line for the first time since the 1950-53 Korean War. In response, South Korea's fighter jets shot down three precision-guided missiles. In 2025, South Korea successfully launched its fifth and final military spy satellite, completing a multiyear project to enhance independent surveillance capabilities.",
  "summary": "Nov. 2",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}