On this day in 641, Chinese Princess Wen Cheng of the Tang dynasty wnet to Tibet to marry the Tibetan ruler.
On this day in 1989, riot police battled demonstrators in Seoul demanding that President Roh Tae Woo step down.
On this day in 2004, South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun was suspended from duty immediately after the country's National Assembly passed an unprecedented impeachment bill.