🎉 Korea's March First Movement Day (1919)
Where: Tapgol Park, Seoul, South Korea
📅 On This Day: March 1
March 1, 1919: Korea's March First Movement Day. On 1 March 1919, a declaration of independence was read in Tapgol Park in Seoul, and people shouted "Long live Korean independence! " This peaceful movement spread across the whole country. That is why 1 March is a national holiday in South Korea.
✨ More events on this day
- 1872 🌿 Yellowstone became the world's first national park, protecting its geysers, hot springs, bison and bears for everyone to enjoy. Yellowstone National Park →
- 1893 💡 Engineer Nikola Tesla gave one of the first public demonstrations of radio in St. Louis, sending signals through the air without wires.
- 1896 🔬 Henri Becquerel discovered radioactivity when uranium salts left in a drawer fogged a photographic plate all by themselves.
🧠 Question of the day
What did people shout on 1 March 1919?
- Happy New Year!
- Happy birthday!
- Long live Korean independence!
Show the answer
Answer: Long live Korean independence!
🎂 Landmarks that opened on March 1
🐾 World day: World Seagrass Day
Underwater seagrass meadows feed dugongs and sea turtles and are home to seahorses. The UN created this day in 2022.
Questions
What happened on March 1?
March 1, 1919: Korea's March First Movement Day. It happened in Tapgol Park, Seoul, South Korea.
Which landmarks opened on March 1?
Yellowstone National Park (established 1872), Kuwait Towers (opened to the public 1979).
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