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morale seen shaken by N Korea infiltration
Sen E Thomas says US Adm will ask 'billion or more' in new funds to finance fighting
The main body of United States troops withdrew to the south bank of the Kum River as rearguards held back the North Koreans in a costly delaying action. [1:8; map P.2.] The Americans,...
time lag laid to modern planes heaviness and complexity
1950George Nelson, American astronomer and astronaut[†]
George Driver "Pinky" Nelson is an American physicist, astronomer, science educator, and retired NASA astronaut.
1950Ma Ying-jeou, Hong Kong-Taiwanese commander and politician, 12th President of the Republic of China[†]
Ma Ying-jeou is a Taiwanese politician, lawyer, and legal scholar who served as the sixth president of the Republic of China from 2008 to 2016. A member of the Kuomintang (KMT), he was previously the mayor of Taipei from 1998 to 2006 and the chairman of the Kuomintang for two terms.
1950Jurelang Zedkaia, Marshallese politician, 5th President of the Marshall Islands (died 2015)[†]
Iroijlaplap Jurelang Zedkaia was a Marshallese politician and Iroijlaplap. He served as the President of the Marshall Islands from 2009 to 2012. He was elected as the country's 5th head of state on October 26, 2009, following the ouster of his predecessor, Litokwa Tomeing, in the country's first successful vote of no confidence.
In 1950, the world population was approximately 2,499,322,157 people[†]