August 17th...The 38th Parallel

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 182. This time we examine the year 1945 as the Korean peninsula is divided at the 38th parallel. 

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Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band

https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/

https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz

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iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 

Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qdd00m2NWvrViVIfAh6kA

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ

https://quip4today.com/historical-events-for-august-17th/

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Sources:

http://www.booksonbaseball.com/2010/08/ray-chapman-killed-by-pitched-ball-august-17-1920/

https://www.aol.com/article/2015/08/17/today-in-history-yankees-lou-gehrig-breaks-record-for-consecut/21223604/

https://www.onthisday.com/events/august/17

Historical Events on August 17 - On This Day

https://www.onthisday.com/events/august/17#:~:text=1966%20Willie%20Mays%20takes%202nd%20place%20on%20all%2Dtime%20HR%20list

https://www.onthisday.com/events/august/17#:~:text=1972%20MLB%20Philadelphia%20Phillies%20Steve%20Carlton%20wins%20his%2015th%20straight%20game

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKDEhOFrAFA

https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/History_of_Korea

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseon

https://www.history.com/news/north-south-korea-divided-reasons-facts

https://www.thoughtco.com/why-north-korea-and-south-korea-195632

https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/040515/why-north-korea-south-korea-are-separated.asp

https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Empress_Myeongseong

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_acUrSV0Bi0

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Photo: 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/38th_parallel_north#/media/File:1950_sign_denoting_the_38th_parallel_line_in_Korea.jpeg