US planes bomb Wonsan; attack convoys from N; SKs capture Kosong; SK Marines capture Mokpo; UN communique for 1st time admits SKs crossed 38th Parallel; SK 7th and 8th Div units link up, Kumgong; US Marines capture Uijongbu; map

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1950Alan Rosenberg, American actor^[†]

Alan Rosenberg is an American actor who portrayed the character Eli Levinson in both Civil Wars and L.A. Law. From 2005 to 2009, Rosenberg was president of the Screen Actors Guild, the principal motion picture industry on-screen performers' union.

Historical Context for October 4, 1950

In 1950, the world population was approximately 2,499,322,157 people^[†]

Headlines from October 4, 1950

Coal Industry Acts To Insure Supplies

RISING COSTS 'CUT' 750 JET FIGHTERS, HOUSE GROUP HEARS; Air Under Secretary Testifies Material Price Advances Add Up to $360,000,000 MORE FUNDS ARE LIKELY Vinson Calls for Overhauling Reserve Forces to Remove Those Not Ready to Fight

VAN GOGH PORTRAIT IS HELD AUTHENTIC; VAN GOGH PAINTING CALLED AUTHENTIC

Murphy Not to Argue The Hiss Case Appeal

RED STAND IS SEEN; Reinforcements Said to Head for Port--South Koreans Push Ahead 50 MILLS ABOVE PARALLEL First Official Mention Made of Crossing--Mokpo Falls to Republican Units

Notable Births

Historical Context for October 4, 1950