1998 ⟶ SaeHan Information Systems Releases First Portable MP3 Player

The first portable MP3 player was released by SaeHan Informa...
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💿 Sony Releases First Commercial CD Player

October 1: Sony releases the world's first commercially sold CD player, the Sony CDP-101.⟶
Sony Releases First Commercial CD Player (1982)
Consumer ElectronicsMusicSonyMedia
JapanJapan

🗳️ Kim Young-sam Elected President of South Korea

December 18: The South Korean presidential election is won by Kim Young-sam, the first non-military candidate elected since 1961.⟶
Kim Young-sam Elected President of South Korea (1992)
Presidential ElectionDemocracyPolitical TransitionMilitary Rule
South KoreaSouth 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.⟶
Sampoong Department Store Collapse (1995)
DisasterBuilding CollapseInfrastructureConstructionFatalitiesIndustrial Accidents
South KoreaSouth Korea

🎧 SaeHan Information Systems Releases First Portable MP3 Player

The first portable MP3 player was released by SaeHan Information Systems.⟶
SaeHan Information Systems Releases First Portable MP3 Player (1998)
MusicPortable DevicesConsumer ElectronicsDigital Revolution
South KoreaSouth Korea

💿 Sony Develops Blu-ray Prototypes

Sony develops the first prototypes for the Blu-ray optical disc format. The first prototype player was released in 2004.⟶
Sony Develops Blu-ray Prototypes (2000)
ElectronicsSonyDigital MediaHome EntertainmentConsumer Electronics
JapanJapan

🤖 AlphaGo Defeats Lee Sedol in Go

March 9-15: Artificial intelligence program AlphaGo defeats top Go player Lee Sedol in a series of 5 games, winning 4 out of 5 games.⟶
AlphaGo Defeats Lee Sedol in Go (2016)
Artificial IntelligenceMachine LearningComputer ScienceGamesAlgorithm
South KoreaSouth Korea