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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2007

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  • Published Oct 2, 2007 6:31 pm KST
  • Updated Oct 2, 2007 6:31 pm KST

2333 B.C. -- Dangun establishes the legendary Korean kingdom of Gojoseon

1863 -- Lincoln designates last Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day

1922 -- The first facsimile photo sent over city telephone lines, Washington, D.C.

1929 -- Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes changes name to Yugoslavia

1955 -- Soviet battleship “ Novorossiisk” strikes WWII mine in the Baltic Sea

1990 -- East Germany and West Germany merge to become Germany