The authoritarian regime used a mixture of somber music , hyperbolic speeches , booming artillery fire and blaring horns to honor the man who oversaw 17 years of despotic rule in the secretive nation . Artillery fire and blaring horns commemorate Kim Jong Il 's life . North Korea has been under a tight grip on the Internet since it was founded in 1948, but some analysts say that is changing as more people use social media to get information about what is happening outside His death earlier this month has created uncertainty about the country 's stability .
Artillery fire and blaring horns commemorate Kim Jong Il 's life . North Korea has been under a tight grip on the Internet since it was founded in 1948, but some analysts say that is changing as more people use social media to get information about what is happening outside His death earlier this month has created uncertainty about the country 's stability .