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January 4, 1951

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Headlines from January 4, 1951

LOFTUS RESTORED TO TOP FIRE POST IN WIDE SHAKE-UP; TOP FIRE FIGHTER

By Charles G. Bennett

Comr Monaghan abolishes Chief of Staff and Operations post and 18 deputy posts; Fire Chief Loftus now in undisputed command of uniformed force; Staff and Operations Chief Murphy and Asst Chief Hennessy file for retirement; Monaghan revises boro commends; makes new assignments; creates 10th Div, Bklyn; pay rises effected; $1,000 rise sought for Loftus

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Historical Events

Korean War

1951Korean War: Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time.[†]

The Korean War was an armed conflict on the Korean Peninsula fought between North Korea and South Korea and their allies. North Korea was supported by China and the Soviet Union, while South Korea was supported by the United Nations Command (UNC) led by the United States. The conflict was one of the first major proxy wars of the Cold War. Fighting ended in 1953 with an armistice but no peace treaty, leading to the ongoing Korean conflict.

Historical Context for January 4, 1951

In 1951, the world population was approximately 2,543,130,380 people[†]