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한국방송공사
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한국방송공사(韓國放送公社, 영어: Korean Broadcasting System, KBS)는 대한민국을 가시청권으로 하는 지상파 방송사이다. 1927년 2월 16일에 경성방송국으로 창립되었고, 1935년에는 조선방…

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이무기(螭龍)는 한국의 전설에 등장하는 상상의 동물로 용이 되기 전 상태의 동물이다. 차가운 물 속에서 1000년 동안 지내면 용으로 변한 뒤 여의주를 갖고 굉음과 함께 폭풍우를 불러 하늘로 날아올라간다고 여겨졌다.…

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1992
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1985
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1982
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1974
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1966
Arab–Israeli conflict: In response to a Fatah landmine incident, the Israeli military conducted a large cross-border assault on the Jordanian-controlled West Bank village of Samu.
1963
A man wielding a dagger was subdued as he was about to attack Sanzō Nosaka, the chairman of the Japanese Communist Party.
1940
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1927
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1914
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