- Daehan Art Association Exhibition and the 1st Nokmihoe Group(Alumni of Ehwa Women’s University) Exhibition were held.
- Department of Fine Arts was established at Hongik University.
- Assassination of Kim Koo Abolishment bill of the Special Committee for Prosecution of Anti-National Offenders and its affiliated special court was approved by the National Assembly.
- Establishment of the Korean Air Force
- The Student National Defense Corps was organized.
- Cost of a cup of coffee was KRW100-150.
- National census of the population was taken.
- Discontinuance of magazines Jokwang and Gaebyeok
- Establishment of the People’s Republic of China
- Division of Germany
- 1984 by George Orwell
1948
- The Joseon Art Association changed its name to the Daehan Art Association.
- Foundation and exhibition of the New Realism Group
- The 2nd North Joseon Arts Exhibition was held in Pyeongyang.
- History of Joseon Arts by Kim Yong-gi
- The Cartoon Coterie was organized.
- 1st Student Art Exhibition at Seoul National University
- Mandatory education started.
- 1st Constitution of Korea was enacted and Government Organization Act were promulgated.
- Elected were Rhee Syngman as the President and Yi Si-yeong as the Vice President by the National Assembly.
- Establishment of the Republic of Korea government
- Civil rebellion raised in Yeosu and Suncheon.
South Korea participated in the London Olympics.
- Establishment of the State of Israel
- Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi
- The OECD was established as OEEC.
1947
- Foundation & exhibition of the Joseon Arts and Culture Association.
- Pyeongyang Arts College was established.
- Exhibition of the Hwangwoohoe art coterie was held.
- 1st exhibition of Salon des Independants
Established were Joseon Arts Institute, Joseon Arts Research Institute and Namsan Arts Research Institute.
- Assassination of Yeo Un-hyeong and Jang Deok-su who fought for national liberation.
- The UN General Assembly decided to hold a general election in Korea.
- Suh Yun-bok won the 51st Boston Marathon.
- The population of Seoul exceeded 1.6 million.
1946
- Founded were the Association of Independent Artists, Joseon Artists’ Alliance, Joseon Sculptors’ Association, Joseon Craftsmen Association, Joseon Commercial Artists Association and Joseon Industrial Artists’ Association.
- Fine arts departments were open at Seoul National University, Chosun University, Ewha Womans University and Gyeongju University for Arts.
- 2nd Joseon Crafts & Art Competition was held at Deoksugung Palace.
- The Emergency National Council was organized to raise objection against the trusteeship of Korea.
- A ceremony to celebrate the March 1 Liberation Movement was held separately by the right wing and the left wing.
- 1st exams to apply for junior colleges and universities were conducted after national liberation.
- The Workers’ Party of South Korea(Namrodang) was organized.
- The government called for reports on artwork stolen by Japanese colonizers.
- A football game between Gyeongsung(Seoul) and Pyeongyang was held.
- Joseon Linguistic Academy (Lee Hee-seung)
- The charge of public bathhouses was KRW10. Tobacco/cigarette rationing system started. An order for the prohibition of brewing was issued.
1945
- Joseon Proletarian Arts Alliance was established.
- Korea Arts Association was created.
- Grand Celebration for National Liberation was held at Deoksugung Palace.
- Dangu Art Academy was established.
- Joseon Industrial Artists Association was organized.
- Conky by Kim Yong-hwan was published.
- School classes were suspended for one year.
- National Labor Mobilization Ordinance was issued by the government.
- Atomic bombings of Hiroshima Korea was liberated from Japanese colonial rule.
- The Korean Establishment Preparation Board was launched in Seoul.
- General MacArthur announced the launch of the MacArthur Military Administration in South Korea.
- The name of the capital was changed from Gyeongseong to Seoul.
- The Moscow Conference of Foreign Ministers of the US, UK and Soviet Union was held. A four-power trusteeship of up to five years was agreed upon.
- The Chosun Ilbo and Donga Ilbo newspapers started to be reissued.
- The Monopoly Bureau (currently Korea Tobacco & Ginseng Corporation) was established.
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This content was originally published in Korean in the special feature of Wolganmisool Vol. 367 (August 2015) and with their Kind permission is translated and published by KAMS.