ON 15 AUGUST IN KOREAN HISTORY
Updated on August 15, 2018
1945: Korean Liberation Day from Japan
http://www.123independenceday.com/south-korea/
http://www.officeholidays.com/countries/south_korea/liberation_day.php
1948: The Republic of Korea is formally established by Syngman Rhee who has been elected president on July 20
http://www.rarenewspapers.com/view/626105
1974: Yuk Young-soo, First Lady of South Korea is killed amid an apparent assassination attempt upon President of South Korea, Park Chung-hee, during the anniversarial ceremony of the Liberation day
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuk_Young-soo
http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2940609
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-d-aVd57AKA
1981: Birth of Song Ji-hyo, South Korean actress
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song_Ji-hyo
http://www.hancinema.net/korean_Song_Ji-hyo.php
2000 : A group of 100 people from North Korea arrives in South Korea for temporary reunion with relatives they had not seen for half a century. Also a group of 100 South Koreans visits the North
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/871228.stm
Holidays and observances
Korea: Gwangbokjeol (Liberation Day)