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JUNE
29
Today in History
1950 - USS Juneau (CLAA 119) and USS De Haven (DD 727) fire the first naval shore bombardment of the Korean War in the vicinity of Samchock, Korea.
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.