256 - The Korean Axe Murder Incident

Do Go On

Matt Stewart, Jess Perkins & Dave Warneke

History, Comedy, Fact, Facts

4.9 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 16 September 2020

⏱️ 118 minutes

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Summary

What seemingly harmless backyard activity nearly caused World War 3? Gardening! In 1976, a group of South Korean and US soldiers were ordered to cut down a poplar tree in the Demilitarized Zone separating North and South Korea. The North Korean soldiers watching on were not happy and attacked and killed two US soldiers, leaving the US with the question of how to retaliate. They didn't want to look weak but they also didn't want to kick off a huge war... This is known to history as The Poplar Incident, AKA The Korean Axe Murder Incident.

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REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:

Toby Luckhurst’s BBC article

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-49394758

Uri Friedman’s article with The Atlantic

https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/06/axe-murder-north-korea-1976/562028/

https://medium.com/history-of-yesterday/korean-axe-murder-incident-48f3e16e47b6

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0:08.6	Hello and welcome to another episode of Do Go On!
0:18.2	My name is Dave Warnocky and as always I'm here with Matt Stewart and Jess Perkins.
0:23.3	Hello!
0:25.3	Oh, hi!
0:27.5	You went big!
0:28.6	You went small!
0:29.6	What do we like?
0:30.6	I'm just trying to keep it reserved.
0:32.6	Come, it's so cute!
0:34.6	I don't need to be the center of attention all the time.
0:37.2	You guys listen to me.
0:38.7	I was just being small little opening and Jess here comes Jess, always being the center
0:43.8	of attention with a big hell of an eye.
0:45.2	Not me.
0:46.2	I won't make this about me.
0:47.2	I'll tell you what I'll make it about Jess.
0:49.5	Yeah!
0:50.5	And how she always tries to be the center of attention unlike me.
0:53.3	Yep.
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