{
  "id": 19285409,
  "title": "Today in Korean history",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/today-in-korean-history",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-10T05:00:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yonhap News",
    "slug": "yonhap-news",
    "url": "https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20261110001000320"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "1906 marked a milestone in Korean theater as the first recognized modern drama, Eunsegye (Snow World), premiered at the Wongaksa Theatre.\n\nIn 1950, the South Korean government issued a decree targeting those who assisted North Korean communists during the Korean War, which lasted until 1953.\n\nThe Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, a prominent labor organization, was established in 1995, representing the more militant faction among South Korea's labor bodies.\n\nA historic moment occurred in 1992 when a doctor at Seoul Asan Hospital successfully performed the country's first heart transplant, then known as the Seoul Central Hospital.\n\nIn 2000, representatives from doctors, pharmacists, and the government collaborated to revise the Pharmacy Law, aiming to separate the roles of doctors and pharmacists. Pharmacists would no longer be able to diagnose and sell medication without a doctor's prescription.\n\nIn 2003, thousands of supporters of President Roh Moo-hyun formed the Uri Party, focusing on clean politics and reconciliation with North Korea. Roh had previously run for office with the Millennium Democratic Party but left it in 2003 to join the Uri Party.\n\nOn a global stage in 2010, leaders from the Group of 20 major economies convened in Seoul for a summit to discuss cooperation in addressing global financial crises, under the theme of \"Shared Growth Beyond Crisis.\"\n\nIn 2014, the captain of the Sewol ferry, which sank on April 16, 2014, causing the death of 304 people, mostly high school students, was sentenced to 36 years in prison by the Gwangju District Court for abandoning passengers during the disaster.",
  "summary": "Nov. 11",
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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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