The Korea Times
1184 B.C. -The Greeks enter Troy using the Trojan Horse (traditional date)1503 Michelangelo undertakes to carve 12 Apostles for the Cathedral of Florence, each four and a quarter braccia high (248.2cm), at the rate of at least one completed statue per year. He produced only one, of St. Matthew, and that remained unfinished. 1503-Michelangelo undertakes to carve 12 Apostles for the Cathedral of Florence, each four and a quarter braccia high (248.2cm), at the rate of at least one completed statue per year. He produced only one, of St. Matthew, and that remained unfinished. 1877-Russo-Turkish War: Russia declares war on the Ottoman Empire 1898-Spanish–American War: Spain declares war after rejecting U.S. ultimatum to withdraw from Cuba 1916-Easter Rising of Irish republicans against British occupation begins in Dublin 1967-American General William Westmoreland says in a Vietnam War news conference that the enemy has "gained support in the United States that gives him hope that he can win politically that which he cannot win militarily" 2023-India surpasses China as the worlds most populous
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