| 2333 BC |
Dangun founded Old Joseon |
| 108 BC |
Old Joseon falls |
| 57 BC |
Silla emerges |
| 37 BC |
Goguryeo emerges |
| 18 BC |
Baekje emerges |
| 372 AD |
Buddhism was introduced to Goguryeo |
| 381 |
Jeondeungsa temple built |
| 384 |
Baekje adopted Buddhism |
| 527 |
Buddhism sanctioned in Silla |
| 553 |
Beopjusa temple constructed |
| 643 |
Hwangryongsa temple constructed |
| 660 |
Baekje falls |
| 668 |
Goguryo falls |
| 670 |
Silla unifies peninsula |
| 677 |
Buseoksa temple was built |
| 751 |
Bulguksa and Seokguram grotto temple completed in Gyeongju |
| 771 |
Bongdeoksa temple bell cast in Gyeongju |
| 918 |
Goryeo founded |
| 935 |
Silla falls to Goryeo |
| 957 |
Civil examination system instituted |
| 1011 |
Sutras first engraved on wooden blocks |
| 1231-1273 |
Mongol invasions |
| 1234 |
Movable metal type invented |
| 1236-1251 |
Tripitaka Koreana completed |
| 1238 |
Hwangryongsa temple charred by Mongol invasion |
| 1362 |
Cotton was imported from China and cultivated |
| 1392 |
Joseon Dynasty supersedes Goryeo |
| 1443 |
King Sejong invented Korean Alphabet (Hangeul) |
| 1446 |
Hangeul proclaimed |
| 1592-1598 |
Japanese (Hideyoshi) Invasions |
| 1627 |
Manju invasions (Jeongmyo Horan) |
| 1636-1637 |
Manju invasions (Byeongja Horan) |
| 1653 |
The Netherlands ship wrecked on Jeju Island |
| 1784 |
Catholicism introduced from China |
| 1801 |
Persecution on Catholics began |
| 1846 |
Persecution on Catholics |
| 1866 |
Persecution on Catholics and Warfare with France |
| 1866 |
U.S.A merchant ship was burned down by Korean in Pyeongyang |
| 1871 |
Warfare with U.S.A |
| 1876 |
Unyo Incident and warfare with Japan |
| 1876 |
Ganghwado Treaty signed |
| 1876 |
Busan Port opened |
| 1882 |
Post office opened. Korean-USA trade treaty signed |
| 1885 |
First Western hospital established |
| 1885-1887 |
British occupied Geomundo Island |
| 1894 |
Uprising of Donghaks and peasants |
| 1894-1896 |
Gabo Reforms |
| 1895 |
Empress Myeongseong assassinated by Japanese |
| 1897 |
Daehan Empire founded by King Gojong |
| 1899 |
Railroad (Seoul - Incheon) and medical school opened |
| 1910 |
Japanese Colonial Rule |
| 1919 |
Independence movement |
| 1945 |
Liberation from Japanese colonial rule |
| 1945-1948 |
Joint U.S - U.S.S R Trusteeship and Korea divided |
| 1948 |
General Election (May 10) |
| 1948 |
Foundation of the Republic of Korea (August 15) |
| 1950-1953 |
Korean War |
| 1960 |
4 19 Revolution against a rigged Presidential Election (March 15) |
| 1961 |
Military coup by Park Chunghee |
| 1965 |
Korea-Japan Talks |
| 1967 |
Sinking of PCE-56 patrol craft by North Korea |
| 1968 |
USS navy ship Pueblo seized by North Korea |
| 1968 |
Cheongwadae Raid by North Korean guerillas |
| 1969 |
Hijacking of KAL Flight to North Korea |
| 1970 |
Saemaul Undong (New Community Movement) |
| 1974 |
South-North Joint Communique |
| 1974 |
First North Korean Infiltration Tunnel discovered in Gorangpo |
| 1975 |
Second North Korean Infiltration Tunnel discovered in Cheolwon |
| 1976 |
Panmujeom Axe Murder |
| 1978 |
Third North Korean Infiltration Tunnel discovered in Paju |
| 1980 |
Gwangju Democratization Movement (May 18) |
| 1983 |
Aung San Terrorist Bombing |
| 1984 |
Canonized 103 saints by Pope John Paul
II
in Seoul |
| 1985 |
First South-North Exchange of Home Visitors |
| 1986 |
Asian Games |
| 1987 |
Korean Air Flight bombing in mid-air by North Korean agent |
| 1988 |
Seoul Olympic Games |
| 1990 |
Fourth North Korean Infiltration Tunnel discovered in Yanggu |
| 1991 |
Joint Declaration on Denuclearization of Korean Peninsula |
| 1991 |
Joint Admission of South and North Korea to UN Membership |
| 1996 |
Infiltration of North Korea Submarine into Seas off Gangneung |
| 1998 |
Start of Geumgansan (Diamond Mountain) Tour |
| 1999 |
First Battle of Yeonpyeong |
| 2000 |
Inter-Korean Summit Meeting in Pyeongyang / June 15 South-North Joint Declaration |
| 2000 |
Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) |
| 2002 |
FIFA Korea/Japan World Cup |
| 2002 |
Second Battle of Yeonpyeong |
| 2003 |
North Korea Withdrawal from NPT |
| 2003 |
Start of Kaeseong Industrial Complex Construction |
| 2004 |
First product came out in Kaeseong Industrial Complex |
| 2005 |
APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting |
| 2006 |
North Korea’s First Nuclear Test |
| 2007 |
Inter-Korean Summit Meeting in Pyeongyang |
| 2009 |
North Korea’s Second Nuclear Test |
| 2010 |
G20 Summit Meeting |
| 2010 |
Sinking of Cheonan by North Korea |
| 2010 |
Shelling of Yeonpyeongdo Island by North Korea |
| 2012 |
Nuclear Security Summit Seoul |
| 2014 |
Pope Francis beatified 124 Korean martyrs in Seoul |
| 2016 |
Kaeseong Industrial Complex shut down on Feb. 10. |
| 2018 |
Inter-Korean Summit Meeting / Panmunjeom Declaration |
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Summary (1876 - ) |
