History

As we welcome in another New Year with copious amounts of food and alcohol in homes or at local pubs and clubs, let us pause for a moment and reflect on how the... Read More...

Korea, in the summer of 1894, was a hotbed of intrigue and uncertainty. China and Japan were on the brink of war and many journalists eagerly made their way to ... Read More...

We have all been taught that aviation history was made on December 17, 1903, when the Wright brothers managed to go airborne for 12 seconds in a heavier-than-ai... Read More...

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, one of the most important events in village life was the five-day market. As there were few, if any shops, in the vil... Read More...

History isn’t without its foibles and quirks. If it’s not lack a of information about Shakespeare, then it’s the real truths behind Lincoln’s press for abolishi... Read More...

Modern Seoul is filled with hotels and getting a room is generally not much of a problem, but it wasn’t always that way. The first hotel to cater to Westerners ... Read More...

Korean woman and child on the streets of Seoul circa 1900-1910. If you have a lot of Korean friends you have probably been invited to go to a sauna or jji... Read More...