“North Korea was founded on September 9, 1948." We hear this phrase again and again, and often say it ourselves. But rarely do we ask the question – what happened on that day?
If a country has a holiday commemorating its foundation day, it's usually easy to name the historic event it is intended to commemorate.
“North Korea was founded on September 9, 1948." We hear this phrase again and again, and often say it ourselves. But rarely do we ask the question – what happened on that day?
If a country has a holiday commemorating its foundation day, it's usually easy to name the historic event it is intended to commemorate.
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