1947 ⟶ Hyundai Group Founded in Seoul
Hyundai Group founded by Chung Ju-yung in Seoul, South Kore...
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🚗 Toyota Motor Corporation Founded
August 28: Toyota founded in Japan by Kiichiro Toyoda.⟶
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Japan🏢 Hyundai Group Founded in Seoul
Hyundai Group founded by Chung Ju-yung in Seoul, South Korea.⟶
BusinessManufacturingPost-War ReconstructionEconomic DevelopmentKorean War
South Korea🏢 Samsung Electronics Founded
January 13: Samsung Electronics founded in Suwon, South Korea.⟶
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South Korea🔪 Assassination of South Korean President Park Chung-hee
October 26: Assassination of Park Chung Hee, President of South Korea.⟶
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South Korea🏢 Sampoong Department Store Collapse
June 29: The Sampoong Department Store collapse, a structural failure in a department store in Seoul, South Korea, kills 502 people and injures other 1,445.⟶
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