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JUNE
30
Today in History
1951 - A group of stranded Japanese soldiers who refuse to believe World War II ended in 1945, surrender to Lt. Cmdr. James B. Johnson from USS Cocopa (ATF 101).
JULY
2

In recognition of the 60th anniversary of  President Lyndon Johnson signing the Civil Rights Act, the museum is broadcasting a recorded panel discussion it convened in 2023 related to another civil rights milestone—President Harry Truman’s Executive Order 9981 to desegregate the armed services.