In Case You Missed It
c. 700,000 BCE:
People begin settling on the Korean Peninsula
c. 2630 BCE:
Ancient Egyptians build the first pyramid
c. 57 BCE–668 CE:
The Three Kingdoms Period
1345:
The Aztec Empire expands across Mexico
c. 1392:
The Joseon dynasty begins
1443:
King Sejong invents the Hangul writing system
1776:
The United States of America declares independence from Great Britain
1876:
Alexander Graham Bell patents the first telephone
1901:
The first Korean female aviator, Kwon Ki-ok, is born
1910:
Korea comes
under Japanese colonial rule
1939–1945:
World War II
1950:
The Korean War begins
1969:
NASA lands the first human on the moon
2000:
Kim Dae-jung receives the Nobel Peace Prize
2016:
The haenyeo culture is added to the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List