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May 1, 2024 · Tool-making artifacts from the Paleolithic period have been found in present-day North Hamgyong, South Pyongan, Gyeonggi, and north and south Chungcheong provinces, which dates the Paleolithic Age to half a million years ago, though it may have begun as late as 400,000 years ago or as early as 600,000–700,000 years ago.
2 days ago · South Korea, country in East Asia that occupies the southern portion of the Korean peninsula. It faces North Korea across a demilitarized zone 2.5 miles (4 km) wide that was established by the terms of the 1953 armistice that ended fighting in the Korean War. The capital is Seoul.
3 days ago · North Korea, country in East Asia that occupies the northern portion of the Korean peninsula. It is bordered by China and Russia to the north and by the Republic of Korea (South Korea) to the south. The national capital, P’yongyang, is a major industrial and transport center near the west coast.
May 4, 2024 · The conflict reached its peak in January 1968, when a 31-man North Korean commando team crossed the DMZ and attempted to assassinate South Korean Pres. Park Chung-Hee.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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4 days ago · North Korea failed to conquer UN-backed South Korea (formally the Republic of Korea or ROK) during the Korean War (1950-53), after which a demilitarized zone split the peninsula along the 38th parallel.
2 days ago · North Korea–South Korea relations. Formerly a single nation that was annexed by Japan in 1910, the Korean Peninsula has been divided into North Korea and South Korea since the end of World War II on 2 September 1945. The two governments were founded in the two regions in 1948, leading to the consolidation of division.
19 hours ago · March 1st Movement. The March 1st Movement [a] was a series of protests against Japanese colonial rule that were held throughout Korea and internationally by the Korean diaspora beginning on March 1, 1919. In South Korea, the movement is remembered as a landmark event of not only the Korean independence movement, but of all of Korean history.
