Made it, Korea

We take a look into the nationwide movement that spread in South Korea to collect gold when the country faced economic difficulties during the 1997 IMF financial crisis.

On December 31st, 1991, the Soviet Union dissolved, giving rise to new independent nations.

We'll explore the impact this had on the Korean Peninsula after the end of the Cold War.

In December 1950, during the peak of the Korean War, over 14,000 refugees in the Hungnam area of North Korea were rescued through cargo ships meant to carry up to 60 people during an operation known as the Hungnam Evacuation, or the Miracle of Christmas.

We take a look into the incident where George E. Ogle, an American missionary who was a strong advocate of the Korean democracy movement, was deported from the country by the Park Chung Hee government on December 14th, 1974.

The movie depicting the military uprising on December 12th, 1979, titled "12.12: The Day," or "서울의 봄" in Korean, is causing a sensation at the box office.

We delve into the historical background of the Coup d'état of December 12th that is portrayed in the film.

On December 1, 1948, just a few months after the founding of the Republic of Korea, the National Security Act was enacted.We look into the Act and controversies surrounding this law.

We take a look at the Korean Air Flight (KAL) 858 bombing incident that occurred on November 29th, 1987, and Kim Hyon-hui, a former North Korean agent who was behind the bombing.

November 13th marked the 53rd anniversary of the death of Jeon Tae-il, a symbol of the South Korean labor movement.

We learn about the life Jeon Tae-il and the poor working environment at the time.

The possibility of a second Korean War increased when the first North Korean tunnel was discovered in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in November 1974.Today, we take a look into the situation on the Korean Peninsula at the time of the tunnel's discovery and how North Korean tunnels are recognized and utilized today.

We explore a significant event in the Korean War when the Chinese Communist Party's army became involved.