On this day, 3 April 1948, a left-wing uprising began on the Korean island of Jeju. Jeju had been largely self-governing following the end of World War II, when North and South Koreas were divided up between the USSR and USA following the defeat of Japan. However Jeju islanders were angry with violent US-backed police and feared that planned elections organised by the UN in South Korea alone would reinforce the division between North and South. They attacked police stations and right-wing paramilitaries, in particular targeting those who collaborated with the Japanese imperialists. The US military government sent troops to the island, and the US-backed South Korean authorities brutally suppressed the rebellion, massacring many thousands including women and children. When the uprising was finally crushed the following year 10% of the island’s population were dead, and 70% of villages had been destroyed. Subsequent US-backed dictatorships in South Korea banned any mention of the Jeju uprising, and speaking of it was punishable by beatings, torture and lengthy prison sentences.
Pictured: orphans from the repression https://ift.tt/2WK4pJk
The Black Bird of Chernobyl is said to look extremely similar to Mothman - in fact, many believe that they could be the same creature. The Black Bird was seen several times in the days leading up to the Chernobyl disaster, causing many people to think that it was an omen of the event. This belief was further prompted by the fact that there were no reports of sightings after the nuclear meltdown occurred.
The Plum Island Pink House is one of the most famous spite houses in Massachusetts. The house was reportedly built in 1925 and was a husband’s last way to get back at his ex-wife. As a part of their divorce agreement, the husband was required to build an exact replica of their home and give it to her. However, the documents left out a specific location for the house to be built. So the husband obeyed the paperwork and he build the home - on top of a large marsh in the middle of nowhere. The spite house was actually lived in and has been owned by the same family since the 1960s. The house has been rented several times throughout the years but since the early 2000s, it has been abandoned. Community groups have been the main thing that has stopped the house from being demolished.
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