Made it, Korea

We take a look into President Park Chung Hee's assassination on October 26th, 1979, by Kim Jae-gyu, the director of the KCIA and the president's security chief.

We take a look into the background and history of the Busan-Masan Uprising, often abbreviated as the Bu-Ma Uprising, against President Park Chung Hee's dictatorial Yushin regime in South Korea.

In three parts, we take a look into the extendend rule of Park Chung-hee, South Korea's longest serving President, who declared the Yushin Constitution on October 17, 1972.

We introduce the history of the Mutual Defense Treaty between South Korea and the U.S., which solidified military alliance between the two countries, and marks its 70th anniversary this year.

In light of the nationwide increase in traffic during holidays, we look into the history of South Korea's most important expressway, the Gyeongbu Expressway, which stretches from Geumjeong-gu in Busan to Seocho-gu in Seoul.

Introducing the dramatic story of the Incheon Landing Operation, which turned the tide during the Korean War when the Korean military and UN forces were in a disadvantaged position.

We take a look into what happened on the Korean peninsula on September 9th, 1948, and how Kim Il-sung became leader of North Korea.

We introduce the tumultuous life of General Hong Beom-do, born as the son of a poor farming family in late Joseon dynasty Pyongyang, who went from organizing a resistance force to becoming General of the Korean Independence Army after Japan annexed Korea.