Editing Incheon (section)

=== Major events ===
The city was the site of the [[Battle of Chemulpo Bay]], where the first shots of the [[Russo-Japanese War]] were fired.

During the [[Korean War]], Incheon was occupied by North Korean troops on 4 July 1950. Incheon was the site of the [[Battle of Inchon]] when the United States troops landed to relieve pressure on the [[Pusan Perimeter]] and to launch a United Nations offensive northward. The result was a decisive UN victory and it was recaptured on 19 September 1950.<ref>Bill Sloan, ''The Darkest Summer: Pusan and Inchon 1950: The Battles That Saved South Korea—and the Marines—From Extinction''(2009)</ref> {{USS|Inchon||6}} was named after the tide-turning battle that ensued.

Prior to and during the [[June Democratic Struggle|June Democratic Movement]] in 1987, Incheon was the site of several pro-democracy protests.

Incheon has also hosted a series of major international events. The Global Fair & Festival 2009 Incheon was held in the Songdo District in August 2009. It was open from 7 August to 25 October for a period of 80 days. It was a comprehensive international event with global institutions and corporations as participants. Various musicians and artists performed during the event.
[[File:인천광역시 시청 본관 2024.jpg|thumb|Incheon City Hall (2024.10)]]

The city hosted a meeting of the [[G20]] Finance Ministers in February 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.g8.utoronto.ca/g20/|title=G20 Information Centre|work=utoronto.ca|access-date=19 January 2010|archive-date=16 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130216181533/http://www.g8.utoronto.ca/g20/|url-status=live}}</ref> Incheon was the site of the third Global Model United Nations Conference, held from 10 to 14 August 2011.

It first hosted the [[Incheon Women Artists' Biennale]] in 2004 which expanded into welcoming international artists in its subsequent 2007, 2009<ref>{{cite news|last=Garcia |first=Cathy Rose A. |title=Spotlight on Women Artists at Incheon Biennale |date=30 July 2009 |newspaper=[[The Korea Times]] |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2009/09/203_49336.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811041901/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2009/09/203_49336.html |archive-date=11 August 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> and 2011.

Incheon hosted the [[Asian Games]] in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GHAFDetails?q=aKk4+eLTtkU0FFSe77FvufSabEQ+7pbdEdiwzqmxViilKeU8DBtcRpORjJxkGRKoY+p7/Kby5fQysZ6i4RcR8g==|title=- Olympic Council of Asia|website=www.ocasia.org|access-date=2019-02-18|archive-date=11 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911002226/http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GHAFDetails?q=aKk4+eLTtkU0FFSe77FvufSabEQ+7pbdEdiwzqmxViilKeU8DBtcRpORjJxkGRKoY+p7%2FKby5fQysZ6i4RcR8g%3D%3D|url-status=live}}</ref> It hosted the 6th [[OECD]] World Forum in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The 6th OECD World Forum: the Future of Well-being, 27–29 November 2018, Incheon, Korea|url=https://www.oecd.org/statistics/6wf.htm|access-date=November 3, 2021|website=OECD|archive-url=https://archive.today/20211103175121/https://www.oecd.org/statistics/6wf.htm|archive-date=3 November 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>

Incheon was designated as the [[World Book Capital]] for the year 2015 by [[UNESCO]].<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2013-07-23 |title=Incheon (Republic of Korea) named World Book Capital 2015 |url=https://en.unesco.org/news/incheon-republic-korea-named-world-book-capital-2015 |access-date=2022-04-19 |website=UNESCO |language=en |archive-date=9 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210609011619/https://en.unesco.org/news/incheon-republic-korea-named-world-book-capital-2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>